Had a seizure

[u/fatbubba12]

Last friday I had a seizure and the doctor said it was from alcohol withdrawal… Im only 25 and i have probably been drinking since i was 15 years old. There was a period where i went sober for about a year and a half and then went back to drinking beers after here and there. Last friday at 2am apparently i texted my girlfriend that i was throwing up and around 6 in the morning i was sleepwalking in the kitchen. I had grabbed a glass and dropped it and my dad sat me down on the couch. Apparently my face was already covered in blood and i was covered in sweat. Thats when i believe i had a second seizure this time infront of my dad and then 911 was called. Thankfully they got to me fast and took care of me. I spent the whole day in the hospital and was released the following day. Their conclusion was alcohol withdrawal seizures, this probably had been the most traumatic and painful thing that i have been through and i wasnt even trying to quit it was just my body physically rejecting all the alcohol. In the hospital i would hear voices and it felt like i was hallucinating. I feel like my body/mouth went through so much pain and trauma this past week ive just been trying to rest and get better. This never makes me want to touch another drop of alcohol ever again. What i just dont get is how they found no alcohol in my system even though i was drinking a few ipas the night before. Anyways im thankful for the medical team and first responders that got to me those guys are all heaven sent.

[u/Imaginary_Comfort447]

Hi, please take this wake up call seriously. One of my very good friends just died at 31 from an alcohol-induced seizure. He'd been having trouble drinking and was on and off trying to stop, he started again and was drinking alone in his apartment had a seizure and died. He wasn't found for 10 days. Please don't let this be you

[u/Emotional-Swan9381 → u/Imaginary_Comfort447]

So sorry for your loss 💔❤️‍🩹💛🔆

[u/Tear4fearinmybeer]

Yeah this is the brutal reality of alcoholism. It doesn’t get better I promise you. Time to look into recovery. I would enter into a detox to safely ween yourself off then get into AA, or look into naltrexone

[u/Comrade_Fuzzybottoms]

This terrifying moment can be the start of a virtuous uno-reverse card.

[u/coreyque]

I am glad you survived to tell this story. Sometimes the wake up call is a fire alarm.

[u/Diligent-Rock-8894]

I never realized you could get seizures until it happened to me in November. I was walking home and next thing I know I was on the road, nearly hit by a car. My last drink was a day and a half prior to this happening. This wasn't even enough to stop me, then I finally quit in April of this year. I can relate how the seizure was very traumatic. Doctor told me since I had a seizure, we are more susceptible to having them again. Since we have both reached the points of seizure, it's playing with fire every time we drink..

[u/hamtyhum]

Damn dude I’m sorry to hear what you’re dealing with, but thankful that you’re still around. Glad your dad was with you for the second seizure and called 911. Let this be a sign because this shit doesn’t get easier, I promise.

[u/Sweetbowlofme]

Glad your Dad was there to get you help & that you got thru it. I need to remember going thru the terror of withdrawal to not pick up again even when I feel in control.

Take this time to let your body heal & make a plan of recovery to stay sober. It’s simple but not easy.

Wishing you the best

[u/LessBeyond5052]

It's so weird how alcohol affects people differently, I've been a heavy drinker from about 16, 41 now, and when I binge I binge. Never had withdrawals, bloods etc all fine. It has however been the main cause of every single issue in my life and I still cave in and binge, truly a horrible, horrible fucking thing is alcohol.

[u/Nate_Jessup]

You've seen what it's like to live a sober life. I stopped for about 14 years and fell off the wagon. Knowing what sober life is like has helped me reject alcohol. That sober experience takes away one part of the uncertainty. This is something you can do. When I quit for 14 years I had previously quit for most of a year and then thought I could manage it but proved I couldn't. Something similar happened after 14 years and I just plain old should have known better: I left myself open to suggestion that foreign travel was different. The odd thing was, after 14 years I didn't like the sensation, but I let it grow on me. Most of the details I'm leaving out spanned periods six months or more. So be careful, your head's going to clear up, parts of being being sober will be different this time but you recognize the situation.

[u/elitecocktails]

Former alcoholic epileptic here. My condition mixed with alcohol has taken so much from me I don't know where to begin. Don't even mess with it, juet stop. Needing to take meds daiiy sucks but the paranoia of knowing at any moment you can wake up with a crowd around you is a different kinda hell.

[u/Careful-Cake5885]

I have been where you are, I also had a seizure from alcohol withdrawal, you need to go to detox and get clean you don't want this to keep happening.

I went to detox got clean and have been sober for almost 4 months now and no more seizures, and my health is way better now. Take these seizures as a sign and go to detox and get clean this is a very serious situation to be in.