Alcohol Possible permanent damage? How bad was I?

[piller97]

I was just thinking about something I experienced a few years back and it got me wondering, am I ever gonna experience negative side effects because of it?

What is the likelihood that this has had negative long term effects on my heath?
(liver damage, ect.)

And if it does have these effects, what would be ways of "healing" them.


Heres briefly what happened:
One saturday night I was attending a party at my then girlfriends house, prior to the party I took an Adderall or two and a couple Percocets(dont remember how many, at least 3, no more than 6). I brought a 40ounce bottle of vodka with me to the party planning on sharing a with a few friends. After arriving I started drinking from the bottle after having a beer or two(approx. 8pm).

The next thing I knew I was waking up strapped to a hospital bed, it was 3:30 am.
I had no recollection of that night after 7:50pm, and I still dont.
I dont actually have a somewhat clear memory until around 8am.

All I know about my condition at the time is what I've heard from my mom and what I've read in hospital reports.
I was brought to the hospital by ambulance at 8:52pm.
At 4:20am I had a BAC of ~.32 (stated in hospital report)
My mom said that earlier in the night(around 10pm) she was told that I was an 8 on "some consciousness scale"(im guessing Glasgow Coma Scale).
I was given a drug test at around 5am, but interestingly it tested negatively for amphetamines, marijuana and opiates.(All things that I know where in my system.)

Other info:
I was young, 15 at the time. Does this make it worse?
I was later told by people who were at the party that I had drank almost 3 quarters of the vodka bottle by myself.
I was drinking a "decent" amount around that time and did have something of a tolerance.
I had next to no opiate experience.




Any input you have would be really appreciated as Im now pretty worried.
Also, if you can think of a reason that my drug test came up negative for all those things, id be interested in hearing it.

This may be the wrong forum to post this in, but i didn't know which would be better. If it shouldn't be here id appreciate a mod moving it.

~p

 

[missmeyet?]

Sometimes (more frequently than people realize) drug tests can be wrong. Depending on what kind they did. The fact that it was the hospital means, most likely they drew a blood sample for it..drugs do not show up for very long in blood samples so it is possible they no longer showed. Most likely what happened with as drunk as you were you had vomited up the majority of the meds and then the little bit that was left in there either had not had time to show up in the test, had already passed the time that they would show up or there wasnt enough to show up.

Im not sure what you were asking about? Permanent damage? From an incident of drinking too much one time when you were 15? Any bad effects that you were going to have long term would already have been obvious..if you were to suffer brain damage or liver damage or such it would already be there..not show up down the road, especially from a one time thing. Now if you were to continue to binge like that then yes, later you could develop damage.

 

[piller97]

Im not sure what you were asking about? Permanent damage? From an incident of drinking too much one time when you were 15? Any bad effects that you were going to have long term would already have been obvious..if you were to suffer brain damage or liver damage or such it would already be there..not show up down the road, especially from a one time thing. Now if you were to continue to binge like that then yes, later you could develop damage.

Thats what im thinking and I've always just accepted that if nothing is obviously wrong, im fine.
But i think I've gotten myself hung up on the possibility that something happened.


Thanks for the quick reply

 

[Eva 33]

I agree with Missmeyet. Any permanent damage would likely have shown up by now, although that was quite a high dose of alcohol.

BAC of .32? Oh, my. Not being judgmental; I know you were quite young. But the legal limit for drunk driving in most states is a BAC of .08. I actually blew a .12 and a short while later a .11. I felt pretty "drunk" just from that. Admittedly, I never did drink much, so perhaps I didn't have much of a tolerance to alcohol. I was also pretty young and weighed about 115 pounds. It just amazes me that you were 4 times the legal limit for DUI. I'm not sure if you went into a coma, but you certainly could have. And that's not even considering the drugs.

I had to take a class for my "wet reckless" and my BAC of .11 was the lowest in the class. But I don't remember anyone in my class being over a .2. Somebody said that they had a cousin who blew a .3 and everyone literally could not believe that anyone could consume that much alcohol without passing out first. So I guess I'm just advising you to be very careful around alcohol. I hope it was just a one-time binge, but you did mention that you were drinking a fair amount at the time. I hope you've since given up binge-drinking. It can be a very dangerous practice.

I'm not being preachy; I'm genuinely concerned about your health. I know that some addiction doctors believe that anyone who can consume that much alcohol without passing out is likely an alcoholic, etc. I'm not saying that you have a problem, I'm just advising you to be very careful around alcohol. A BAC of .32 is a staggeringly high number. At that level, you could accidentally hurt yourself or someone else, possibly even if you weren't driving. Or you might go into a blackout and get behind the wheel of a car without even realizing it. Just please remember to be very careful with excessive amounts of alcohol in the future, my friend.

I doubt you have liver damage from that single incident, but if you have any fears, there are simple blood tests that can be done to assess your liver function. Good luck to you.

 

[cwake18]

It's entirely possible to be over .3 BAC and be standing, especially for alcoholics or alcohol tolerants.

I personally know two alcoholics that ended up going to the hospital for extreme alcohol consumption, but were fully conscious.

One blew a .42 and the other guy blew a .580, TWICE.

To OP, I think you're fine, a lot of people have a blackout time they they distinctly remember, but this one sounded dangerous. Be careful in the future obviously but I don't think you've got permanent damage.

 

[spacejunk]

I'm sure you'll be ok - chalk it up as a learning experience.

A simple blood test should be able to tell you how your liver is functioning, as stated above.
Contrary to popular wisdom, there are forms of brain damage that are imperceptible to the sufferer - but a single alcoholic stupor would be unlikely to be of huge concern (not that you should take medical advice from untrained dope heads on the Internet).


If this incident is really freaking you out - you certainly tied one on that night, and I'm sure it was scary for everyone involved - talk to a doctor, whose professional assessment will be worth a lot more than a bunch of thought bubbles on a drug forum.

 

[Mr.Scagnattie]

If this incident is really freaking you out - you certainly tied one on that night, and I'm sure it was scary for everyone involved - talk to a doctor, whose professional assessment will be worth a lot more than a bunch of thought bubbles on a drug forum.

This. While I'm sure you're okay, and should obviously view this as a lesson not to get so blotto in the future, hah.. if you're really worried you need to see a doctor. There's only so much we can do for you here over the internet, you know? This isn't the place for medical advice or a diagnosis.

 

[Treefa]

Holy shit you started drinking at 8pm and the ambulance was called at 8:52!!!!!
Not only that, but 8 hours later at 3:00am your BAC was STILL...STILL at .32!!! Like fuck man that's pretty insane...even compared to some of the crazy shit I've seen haha.
LOL gotta pace yourself man!!

Not to be insensitive man but like...damn. You must have just ate those Percocet and chugged em down with that vodka like it's water lol.
I remember when I could drink like a fish...the good ol' days.

But no I'm sure you're organs are fine...i'd be more worried about your brain than your liver!

Good luck in your future drinking endeavors, no more than 8 drinks an hour!

 

[Yeetbeat]

OP, you're a fucking machine. Never do that again LOL.

 

[dopemegently]

If it was years ago, the liver would have healed any damage done by now, as long as you're not binge drinking regularly. I drank stupidly like that around the same age, and wound up in hospital with alcohol poisoning more than once. I'm well over twenty now; a recent liver test concluded my liver is perfectly healthy.

 

[piller97]

I hope it was just a one-time binge, but you did mention that you were drinking a fair amount at the time. I hope you've since given up binge-drinking. It can be a very dangerous practice.

Thanks for your concern, as well as that of everyone else who has replied. Since then I have greatly reduced my drinking, a heavy drinking night for me now is 5 shots, and I dont hit that very often.

A simple blood test should be able to tell you how your liver is functioning, as stated above.
Contrary to popular wisdom, there are forms of brain damage that are imperceptible to the sufferer - but a single alcoholic stupor would be unlikely to be of huge concern (not that you should take medical advice from untrained dope heads on the Internet).

I actually had a complete(or close to) blood test recently so perhaps ill visit my doctor and ask whether liver function was included or not, but if it was, I can't imagine he wouldn't have mentioned it.

I am fairly certain that I have absolutely nothing to worry about and couldn't think of anything in particular to be concerned about, which is the main reason for be posting here just incase someone thought of something which I may have overlooked.

This. While I'm sure you're okay, and should obviously view this as a lesson not to get so blotto in the future, hah.. if you're really worried you need to see a doctor. There's only so much we can do for you here over the internet, you know? This isn't the place for medical advice or a diagnosis.

I am aware of this and in no way would I ever consider this a substitue to consulting with a doctor, though I was interested in hearing the opinions of others to insure that I wasn't taking the situation to lightly.

If it was years ago, the liver would have healed any damage done by now, as long as you're not binge drinking regularly. I drank stupidly like that around the same age, and wound up in hospital with alcohol poisoning more than once. I'm well over twenty now; a recent liver test concluded my liver is perfectly healthy.

This is reassuring to hear as I did significantly reduce my drinking following that incident and do my best to not place excessive/unnecessary strain on my liver as well as other organs.



Once again, thank you all so much for replying, I was hoping for one reply if i was lucky!
I appreciate the advice and words of wisdom

-p

 

[Dawglaw]

Your liver does an amazing job at healing itself, just don't abuse it. The mix of percosets and booze is bad for two reasons: the APAP + Booze is very bad for your liver and the combo of two downers oxy + ethanol is playing with fire.

You drank 3/4 of a bottle of alcohol and the opiates likely potentated the booze to make you a mess while the amphetamine kept you "awake" so you could keep drinking and digging yourself deeper into that hole.

Don't feel bad, everyone does stupid shit. Just learn from it because not only is that terrible for your body, you could easily have gotten yourself in a lot of trouble. You cannot reason with yourself when you are that drunk.