So guys.. In the interest of harm reduction I wanted to share this. I had a seizure at a festival a few days ago. Actually, two seizures, and I fought off a third one I think, it sure felt like that feeling was creeping back in. I *may* have had a seizure last year while candyflipping, not entirely sure, but my eyes were rolling and I was shaking, but I felt more lucid that time. This time, it was most definitely some sort of seizure, still trying to narrow down exactly which kind it was, but a whole crowd witnessed it.. I was on the second morning at the festival, hadn't eaten or slept at all and had not more than a quart or MAYBE 2 quarts, of water since I arrived (I know, I know) and had been drinking a lot of beer, doing blow and dissos all weekend basically non stop round the clock at small doses. I was wickedly dehydrated, I'm sure.
I was feeling pretty grand, dancing a little and enjoying the sunrise, and then everything got very weird and uncomfortable and I started turning in circles and twitching involuntarily, my backpack went flying of its own accord, and I hit the ground and fished out for a minute. I was conscious that this was happening, but had no control over it, no matter how hard I fought it. My friends and a couple medics ran over to help me and I came to, I said I was ok, and then seized again in my homies arms. Don't remember that part. I was told after the 2nd seizure I just walked over to my backpack and grabbed my tobacco, rolled a cigarette in 2 seconds like I always do, and started smoking. This part is really blurry. Anyways, I was walked back to my camp and watched over while I tried to chill. Still felt like something bad was going to happen. I should mention I take about 6-12 mg of my favorite benzo (don't want to name it and give it a bad rap, but it's comparable mg for mg to xanax) daily for about 1 year now (doses were smaller for the first 6 months), usually at least one small dose in the day and a big one before bed. I hadn't had any since arriving at this festival, so maybe 48 hours without it. So, at my camp and still feeling bad, brain sizzling, I don't know what to do. I think about the fact I haven't had any benzos and am probably w/ding, so I take a little. End up walking back to the medics camp because my friends are all asleep, and I get some rest there, wake up, feel fine, and go on about my day.
Soo, any enlightening ideas about what happened? I don't know much about seizures since, besides the possible candyflip seizure, I dont think I've ever had one. I'm doing research now. It was fucking terrifying, I'd like to not have this happen anymore. I have no history of seizures in the past and have partied just as hard at every other festival I've been to, if not harder, but with different substances usually. Generally psychs, mdma and beer and a touch of dissos, this time it was the combo already described above.. Not sure what to think, any information would be helpful. Like I said, I'm doing my own research, but if anyone has anything helpful to say, I would appreciate it.
Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I was mostly high on dissos so I figured I would post it here. I wouldn't discount the alcohol, nicotine, and blow though, obviously. From my reading it seems like lack of sleep and sodium and heavy drinking are all risk factors, so I suppose that's a start. Perhaps it was mostly from not taking my usual benzo dose for so long?
I was feeling pretty grand, dancing a little and enjoying the sunrise, and then everything got very weird and uncomfortable and I started turning in circles and twitching involuntarily, my backpack went flying of its own accord, and I hit the ground and fished out for a minute. I was conscious that this was happening, but had no control over it, no matter how hard I fought it. My friends and a couple medics ran over to help me and I came to, I said I was ok, and then seized again in my homies arms. Don't remember that part. I was told after the 2nd seizure I just walked over to my backpack and grabbed my tobacco, rolled a cigarette in 2 seconds like I always do, and started smoking. This part is really blurry. Anyways, I was walked back to my camp and watched over while I tried to chill. Still felt like something bad was going to happen. I should mention I take about 6-12 mg of my favorite benzo (don't want to name it and give it a bad rap, but it's comparable mg for mg to xanax) daily for about 1 year now (doses were smaller for the first 6 months), usually at least one small dose in the day and a big one before bed. I hadn't had any since arriving at this festival, so maybe 48 hours without it. So, at my camp and still feeling bad, brain sizzling, I don't know what to do. I think about the fact I haven't had any benzos and am probably w/ding, so I take a little. End up walking back to the medics camp because my friends are all asleep, and I get some rest there, wake up, feel fine, and go on about my day.
Soo, any enlightening ideas about what happened? I don't know much about seizures since, besides the possible candyflip seizure, I dont think I've ever had one. I'm doing research now. It was fucking terrifying, I'd like to not have this happen anymore. I have no history of seizures in the past and have partied just as hard at every other festival I've been to, if not harder, but with different substances usually. Generally psychs, mdma and beer and a touch of dissos, this time it was the combo already described above.. Not sure what to think, any information would be helpful. Like I said, I'm doing my own research, but if anyone has anything helpful to say, I would appreciate it.
Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I was mostly high on dissos so I figured I would post it here. I wouldn't discount the alcohol, nicotine, and blow though, obviously. From my reading it seems like lack of sleep and sodium and heavy drinking are all risk factors, so I suppose that's a start. Perhaps it was mostly from not taking my usual benzo dose for so long?
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- Im a epileptic and have seizure sometimes, so I think this is a little interesting 
