Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures
Alcohol withdrawal seizures
are usually grand mal
seizures. Your eyes will roll
back in your head, your body
will begin to shake violently
and you will lose
consciousness.
The attack will usually last a minute or two
and may leave you groggy for 6 to 8 hours. They
arequite frightening to watch but,
aren't usually dangerous as long as the
person can breathe and doesn't hurt themselves while they
arethrashing around on the floor.
The convulsions usually occur with 12 to 48 hours after a person
has stopped drinking. About 1/3 of the people who exhibit this go on to develop the DTs. This is considered rebound activity because alcohol has an anticonvulsant effect which makes the
seizure threshold higher. When it is removed the threshold
decreases, and seizures become more likely, until the body has regained
equilibrium.
Raging Alcoholic
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