If You Ever Have Stroke Symptoms Try This!!!

Hi, MSers and Limbolanders,

In this past miserable week, among other things I had a horrible 10/10 intensity sudden headache at the base of my head above my neck.  Thought I was going to pass out!!  Fortunately, months earlier I had read an alternative MD's suggestion for a certain remedy for stroke symptoms and had prepared well in advance.  I raced to my kitchen where, still on the shelf (despite my underaged-20-year-old's frequent leering and requests for a "sample") remained an unopened bottle of whiskey and a bottle of Starbucks' coffee latte.  I quickly got those bottles opened and mixed coffee and whiskey together in a mug.  Down it went along with some aspirin. I kept drinking it until the paramedics arrived.  My headache, after about 20 minutes, was greatly improved.  

Now before you go off thinking this is all just silly stuff, I'll have you know that there is an experimental drug called Caffeinol which is (you guessed it) a combination of alcohol and coffee and it is intended to be given IV to people with stroke symptoms.   They have tested lab rats and found that the coffee/alcohol combination helps prevent brain damage when stroke threatens or is present.  Neither ingredient works well alone - but in combination coffee and alcohol are an effective (based on my experience and on medical research) initial treatment along with aspirin when stroke threatens until you can get further treatment.  And if you're wrong about it being a stroke, as the alternative MD says, an Irish coffee isn't likely to cause you harm.  Be prepared!  Stock up on these items now!!

WAF

[Lulu54]

But you didn't tell us the rest of the story ---- what was the verdict from the paramedics and/or docs if they transported you to the hospital?

I hope you are better, Lu

[Lulu54]

Had to go look at this closer ... there are more details at

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/474704.stm

and they suggest that we not try this at home because they don't want drunk stroke patients.  The cure could be worse because of the difficulties many stroke patients have with swallowing.

[Mand125]

I'm guessing this would be dangerous in the case of a hemmorhagic (sp?) stroke.

Mand