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Fri, 04/10/2020 - 19:25Topic: Men With Epilepsy
I am 33 years old an just had my first siezure ( grand mal ) I'm posting this for ease of mind I guess an to see if anyone has had a similar situation. It happened to me at work at about 8 am the hospital I went to told me it was due to alcohol withdraw. My m.r.i came back normal. The night before my siezure I drank about 12 to 15 6% alcohol beers. I had lots stress from the job I do ,I got only 3 to 4 hrs of sleep woke up alittle later than normal rushed to work an barely at work for an hour and next thing I know I'm waking up in a ambulance being told I just had 2 siezures. I haven't touched alcohol since an have the neccessary eeg appointments made. Everything I read has pointed to way too much alcohol an stress mixed with a lack of sleep. Makes sense to me. Has anyone had similar episodes?
It depends on the individual.
Submitted by Patriotrehab on Sat, 2020-04-25 - 00:23
It depends on the individual. Some people may only have alcohol withdrawal seizures, whereas alcohol is considered a contraindication for people with epilepsy. So, in your case...the doctors still need to completely investigate your seizures to see what causes them. It’s kind of like diabetes. Some people who have diabetes have seizures because of their blood sugar level, but they don’t have epilepsy. As long as their blood sugar is well-controlled, they are fine. The same is true for some people with alcohol withdrawal seizures. But, alcohol is different because it affects the majority of us who have epilepsy and that’s why they need to continue their investigation.