cocaine/crack and seizures

[wolff]

can a crack/cocaine overdose cause GrandMal Seizures in the patient?

[Jinx_777]

this is a very old post.  you can ask a new question and you will get many more responses.

have you had brain scans???
i would consider that if i were you and maybe there is something they can do to treat it?  maybe not cure it, what damage is done is probably irreversible, but treatment may be an option.
you have stopped doing it haven't you?

[jojobella123]

I have been a large dose user of crack. I started selling it to pay for it. Large amounts were easily obtainable. I would wake up,take a hit. Eat,take a hit. Go to the bathroom, take a hit. Take a shower, take a hit. Get a drink of water, take a hit. It was this way for me 7 days a week. And every hour I was awake for years. I would sit up in bed, take a hit and go back to sleep. It would help me go to sleep.
Seizures were beginning. They were Tonic Grand maul.  I had memory loss. But my problem is, I still have memory loss. It has wiped out the memories I have of my childhood, my memories of my children. I am unable to remember something someone told me 2 seconds prior. I can just turn my head and I have lost what ever it is. I write everything down. I am wondering if Alzheimer's is a 100% Iillness for me. Or I can remember parts of a memory. And I am unable to explain it to you.
It has caused me problems at work.
For example, my boss will ask me a question about a customer and I will not know anything he is talking about. It is like he is talking a foreign language.

[catt744]

THIS IS A VERY HARD SUBJECT TO TALK ABOUT.I MEAN WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU DID USE A FEW TIMES?WHAT IF YOU WERE HAVING THEM BEFORE HAND?

[wolff]

Thank you Mike for your response to my question....I will go get the book you referred to......My cousin's 17 year old son has had such a seizure, and the family does not want to accept that this could have been a result of cocaine toxicity(perhaps because his dad is a 20 year police officer).

[Mike to Brighty, Brian et al]

Yep, David Crosby had several. Documented in his book. Happened when he was HEAVILY into smoking it.