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Ecstasy and epilepsy
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I have a friend who's been well into the idea of taking ecstasy for a while now. I've said I'll stay with him when he first drops to make sure he's ok and all the usual with first time droppers.
However, he's a bit worried because although he hasn't got epilepsy himself, his dad has and apparently there's a small risk of him contracting it at some point. We were going to drop together this weekend, but I said it would probably be best to wait until we know for sure if taking ecstasy could cause problems with epilepsy.
Anyone got any advice/info on the matter? I had a quick look around erowid but had nothing on epilepsy.
However, he's a bit worried because although he hasn't got epilepsy himself, his dad has and apparently there's a small risk of him contracting it at some point. We were going to drop together this weekend, but I said it would probably be best to wait until we know for sure if taking ecstasy could cause problems with epilepsy.
Anyone got any advice/info on the matter? I had a quick look around erowid but had nothing on epilepsy.
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He didnt die even when i took loads, but it was a bit scary for us when he kept blacking out.
Should probly stay on the safe side and check if he has epilepsy befor he drops though
Short-term effects can include anxiety, panic attacks, confused episodes,epileptic . first-time fits and paranoia.
Anyone with a heart condition, blood pressure problems, epilepsy or asthma can have a very dangerous reaction to the drug.
erm why would it kill him if you took loads?
However as I said I'm not sure how they interact, would the lighting in the club also add to this problem? Or am I not getting it right?
I don't have epilepsy (that I know of) but when I was doing loads of pills all the time I have had 2 fits which was pretty scary. They were both the next day to having loads of pills and not when I was on them.
Type of fits?? Just uncontrollable shakes, knew I was doing it but couldn't stop. Both started with a bad headrush. One time fell to floor, the other I like held myself up between 2 walls in a hallway.
Didn't test pills, never have done.
Don't think they were the same pills because the fits weren't close together there was a few months gap.
One time if I remember I had the fit on the Sunday afternoon after having no sleep Friday and Saturday. The other time was first thing Monday morning after having no sleep Friday and Saturday but had sleep Sunday.
Felt normal on the pills. You know what I mean, obviously off my head but nowt out of the ordinary.
You any idea what it could have been?
That and drinking lots with pills, as I'm sure you know, is just plain stupid.
Is the 'headrush' you talk of like getting light headed, like with poppers? If so I've had that happen to me once before after a serious weekend. If you stay awake for ages and dont eat properly then your body will do all kinds of wierd things.
Drinking and pills does fuck you up. When i had the fits I hadn't been drinking at all them weekends. I was just totally into the pills at the time.
Headrush - When you stand up too quick. Both have started with this.
Don't do many now, just hoping it hasn't done lasting damage to me. I used to drink them nutrition drink things, forgot what they are called, they come in whats like a baked beans can. They were meant to give you all the good stuff you needed for the day. Had to have at least one in a weekend because there was no way of getting any food in me.
Its probally just pure exhastion then, but dont qoute me on that if you keel over dead.
dangerous effects like what, that's and obvious statement, does frank ellaborate?
some of franks details on some drugs are ridicilous