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could an alchol related blackout have been a seizure

by iceemaker, Jul 23, 2009 02:00AM
I just found out i have epilepsy I've been what i thought was fainting for at least 10 yrs. I just recently seen a neurologist and have been on my medication for about a week.

i was wondering about seizures related to drinking. when i first started drinking, i could drink a lot and not get too drunk or have a hangover. but one day i got drunk and blacked-out and woke up with a terrible hangover, and i had what i  believe now was a mild seizure. Basically every time after that, that i drank i would black out and not remember really anything from that night and i would wake up to a hangover and seizure. during the black-outs i behave like a normal person, but not like myself. I would be more aggressive, angry and i would have bad judgment (i would be very gullible), then i would pass out and go to sleep. This happens even when i drink a relatively small amount. Like my friends of the same age and similar body types would never get as drunk as me or have black-outs even when they've drank more than me. I don't really drink anymore but could my epilepsy have caused me to have seizure activity when i drank alcohol, making me more prone to blackouts? Does epilepsy affect alcohol tolerance.
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by iceemaker, Jul 26, 2009 09:29AM
To: chloe802
I havent drank in about 5 or 6 months and i dont plan on it and I've only known i have epilepsy and been on meds for less than 2 weeks..I stopped drinking because i blacked out so easily and i was just wondering if the reason i was blacking out and no one around me was had to do with my epilepsy.
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