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I have epilepsy. i quit drinking alcohol. i couldn't sleep last night and kept having seizure auras, shakes, panic. i feel if i do not just drink, that i won't sleep and will have a grand mal seizure. should i taper off instead of cold turkey?
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Stay off alcohol: Alcohol is a poison that never did anybody any good, ever, so stay away from it. Consult a neurologist for your epilepsy. Wish you good health!
Answered 12/9/2019
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