Varous types of seizures associated with drug abuse and withdrawal
Amphetamine-induced seizures including withdrawal symtoms:
The features of the stimulant-induced seizures were distinct and included the following: (
1) the duration of convulsive activity was shortest for cocaine and longest for methamphetamine...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10456426 (Bolded by me)
Amphetamines stimulate both the body and mind, resulting in feelings of increased confidence, talkativeness, increased energy, rapid breathing and heart rate, and sleeplessness.
An overdose of the drugs may cause seizures. Most people who become addicted begin taking the drugs because they enjoy the effects of the drugs. However, as dependence sets in, feelings of withdrawal become more painful and ongoing use of the drugs reduces or eliminates those uncomfortable side effects.
Symptoms of amphetamine withdrawal can include sweating, rapid pulse, shakiness, anxiety, hallucinations, nausea, seizures, and increased cravings for the drugs.
http://therapistunlimited.com/index...ance-Related+Disorders/Amphetamine+Dependence (Bolded by me)
Did she find out that day that she was being charged with Contempt Of Court for the back child support she owed? Was it something to do with Haleigh? :waitasec:
Physical risks associated with using any amount of cocaine and crack:increases in blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and body temperature
heart attacks, strokes, and respiratory failure
hepatitis or AIDS through shared needles
Brain Seizure. So you dont have to overdose to have one. Over time of just using cocaine can trigger a brain seizure.
I am just throwing this out there because I do not know much about drug addiction and withdrawal. In the first week, Crystal looked awful sunken eyes, rocking in chair, shaking, staring off, alot of us comment she did not show much emotion at all. As weeks went by she started looking better, she now looks well rested does not rock back and forth during interviews, does not stare off into space as much. If she was going thru withdrawals and the day she collapsed and was taken to the hospital would they have given her something to help with withdrawals for a period of time? Then if by chance she drank or used drugs again then suddenly stopped would that prompt a seizure?
Unfortunately I know to much about drug addiction and withdrawal.
But to answer your question... they do have drugs that you can take to help
get you off of drugs and help with any withdrawls.
However you can also abuse those drugs and use them to get high
if you don't take them how you are suppose to.
Seizures are very common as a result of drug withdrawls.
I suffer from seizures and am not withdrawing from any cocaine, methamphetamines OR alcohol I simply have an illness (CNS lupus). There are countless, varied reasons for seizures which do not entail painting a person out to be using or withdrawing from drugs. I find it offensive, w no basis in fact, to be rushing baselessly to such a conclusion when not one of you has an INKLING nor clue as to which of the following causes may be responsible! Honestly, is there no length some will not go to, to portray her in the worst possible light? ETA: It is also of interest that seizures are not uncommon to people who have experienced HEAD trauma. JMO
What causes seizures?
In general, seizures may be caused by many conditions, diseases, injuries, and other factors. These may include conditions such as the following abnormalities in the blood vessels of the brain, atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries supplying the brain, bleeding into the brain, such as a subarachnoid hemorrhage , brain tumors, chromosomal
abnormalities, congenital diseases or conditions, high blood pressure, pregnancy and problems associated with pregnancy, stroke, transient ischemic attack, which is also called a mini-stroke.
Diseases also can be a factor in seizures, they include advanced liver disease, Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, epilepsy, or a disease of the nervous system, hereditary diseases, infections involving the brain, including encephalitis, brain abscess, and bacterial meningitis, kidney failure, such as chronic renal failure.
Injuries that may cause seizures include choking, head injury such as a motor vehicle accident or sports injury, electrical injuries, injury during birth or in the uterus...
More information on epilepsy (seizures)
What is epilepsy? - Epilepsy is a general term that includes various types of seizures. Epilepsy is characterized by unprovoked, recurring seizures that disrupt the nervous system.
What are seizures? - Seizures (or convulsions) are temporary alterations in brain functions due to abnormal electrical activity of a group of brain cells that present with apparent clinical symptoms and findings.
What types of seizures are there? - The two main categories of seizures include partial seizures and generalized seizures. A partial seizure can evolve to a generalized seizure.
What types of epilepsy are there? - There are several types of epilepsy. Epilepsy can be divided into two broad categories: idiopathic epilepsy and symptomatic epilepsy.
What're the common types of epilepsy? - The most common types of epilepsy are absence epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, occipital lobe epilepsy, and parietal lobe epilepsy.
What causes epilepsy? - Epilepsy may be caused by a number of unrelated conditions, including damage resulting from high fever, stroke, toxicity, or electrolyte imbalances.
What factors will trigger epilepsy? - The triggers of epilepsy include inadequate sleep, food allergies, alcohol and smoking, flashing lights, developmental anomalies, and brain tumours.
Difference between seizures and epilepsy - Seizures are a symptom of epilepsy. Epilepsy is the underlying tendency of the brain to produce a sudden burst of electrical energy.
What's a grand mal seizure? - A grand mal seizure is a seizure involving the entire body, usually characterized by muscle rigidity, violent rhythmic muscle contractions, and loss of consciousness.
What's absence seizure (petit mal seizure)? - Absence seizure e - also known as petit mal seizure - is a type of seizure that most often occurs in children.
What is a febrile seizure? - A febrile seizure is a convulsion in a child triggered by a fever. A febrile seizure may be as mild as the child's eyes rolling or limbs stiffening.
What are epileptic seizures? - An epileptic seizure, often referred to as a fit, occurs when there is an abnormal discharge of neurones in the brain.
What is status epilepticus? - Status epilepticus is a continuous seizure state. Status epilepticus is most often caused by not taking anticonvulsant medication as prescribed.
What causes seizures? - Seizures may be caused by many conditions, diseases, injuries, and other factors. Injuries that may cause seizures include choking, head injury.
http://neurology.health-cares.net/seizure-causes.php
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