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Does Anyone Else Here Drink Alcohol And/or Take Recreational Drugs With Epilepsy?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question πŸ’­
Perth, AU

I had my first seizure a few days ago and before that I would use weed and drink alcohol frequently and I had also taken shrooms on occasions but not very much. Since my seizure, I have been prescribed Keppra by a doctor and I have had a bit of alcohol to drink but I am holding back on binge drinking or smoking weed again for a while. I was just wondering if there was anyone out there with epilepsy who also drinks and/or smokes weed and what precautions they take.

January 27, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I drink because i used to smoke and started to get paranoid and had "episodes" of either extreme paranoia or minor seizures, so im kinda scared to smoke now so i only smoke like 1 or 2 hits ONLY if im with someone i trust. When i drink i binge drink in a way but only on weekends and usually everyother weekend, and only 1 day, so either Friday or saturday and again i make sure its with someone i trust and they know how to help me if i need help, but i never really do. I sometimes only had small "withdraw" seizures the next morning as the alcohol was wearing off. The seizure were more aura like as i do not have grand mals. I have partial complex, so i have auras and "the jitters" lol and my seizures the next morning id have would maybe only last 5 seconds and id only have 2 or 3 max. But if you really want to smoke or drink, do it with someone you trust to help you if you need help, and do it in moderation, cause if you used too much....there is no going back you gotta let it wear off. I made that mistake a looong time ago my first time with weed. Didnt have someone i "trusted" they gave me too much for my first time and i was out of my mind for a day and a half basically. I was almost begging to go to the hospital all night cause i didnt know what was happening to my body....never making that mistake again. Moderation is the key to saftey and a person you trust. Never be alone.

January 30, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I understand weed is good today. But not smoking. You can get a prescription in yummiest from Dr.

January 28, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Alcohol effects me for sure in a negative way so I now stay away.

November 2, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Marijuana is legal where I'm located both for medical and recreational use. And our brains actually even if we don't use has thc in its receptors that work between the neurons in drug test there is a .03 accepted margin as normal without any use of marijuana do to this. And the only prove medical use for marijuana is epilepsy. It has been shown to stop seizures in a certain population of epileptics. I actually have seen the research studies in the American medical journal. It was published in 1994 I think but I'm horrible with times and dates. Memory is horribly impaired because of damage do to seizures.

January 28, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Um if drinking alcohol is causing seizures. Then why do it? I'm just wondering? As for marijuana I live in a state where it is legal for both medical and recreational. And I hear mixed results alot.

January 27, 2023

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