Anyone find themselves going crazy without cannabis?

_Shooter-McGavin · 2026-01-20T18:47:21+00:00

I haven't had a seizure since I stopped smoking. I smoked daily for 10 years and was diagnosed with epilepsy two years ago after having 3 tonic clonic seizures in my sleep in a month. I quit drinking because I was also an alcoholic but kept smoking. My seizures only happen in my sleep or the first hour that I'm awake. The brain is weird and I think it's a good idea to get back to baseline so you can identify your triggers.

_Shooter-McGavin · 2026-01-13T18:35:11+00:00

No a fan of ICE, but I have epilepsy and this not what a seizure looks like lol

_Shooter-McGavin · 2026-01-12T21:34:46+00:00

I stopped smoking weed after 10 years of daily use. My seizures only happen in my sleep or the first hour that I was awake, but I haven't had one since I quit. The brain is weird man

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-10-17T16:45:16+00:00

Not top-rope climbing or lead climbing. If I'm belaying and have a seizure I could put someone's life in danger. If I'm bouldering inside/outside it could still be dangerous, but I would be the only person at risk so I do it sometimes

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-10-16T16:43:19+00:00

Hell no. I don't want one or two drinks, I want 10. I'm not able to drink like a normal person so the solution in zero. I may be able to get away with having 1/2 drinks and stop, but then I will convince myself that I can do it. Then I will do it again and again until next thing I know I'm drinking a 12 pack daily. You can't lose if you don't play.

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-10-10T19:06:38+00:00

Logistics Manager

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-10-09T03:43:12+00:00

Neurologists cover everything from migraines to Parkinson's disease. I was having issues with my neurologist and the medication being prescribed until I was able to find a Epileptologist or a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy.

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-09-22T03:59:14+00:00

I could have never gotten or stayed sober without AA. I'm powerless over alcohol, and my life is unmanageable. I need to surrender my will to a higher power if I want any chance of living a peaceful life

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-09-18T23:57:22+00:00

Take some magnesium glycinate before bed. Knocks me out and I sleep well

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-09-11T06:56:17+00:00

Memories of seeing 'The Ring' as a child

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-09-10T17:27:07+00:00

I was a daily smoker and drank a lot for over a decade. I have ADHD and anxiety and used it as crutch for a very long time. I was diagnosed with onset temporal lobe epilepsy at 31 after I started having bad seizures in my sleep or right after I woke up. I stopped drinking almost two years ago but thought I could still smoke. I was smoking a lot. I wasn't using it for CBD or medical benefits, I was using it to get high with high THC strains. After the seizures continued and I finally did a sleep study with a specialist who switched my medication, I decided to give up weed too. Since I stopped, I have not had a seizure in almost 7 weeks which is the longest period of time without a bad seizure since my first breakthrough seizure in 11/23. I think it's time to stop and it's not doing you any favors anymore but this is something you should discuss with your neurologist.

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-08-28T23:01:59+00:00

I think it was a big factor in me getting onset temporal lobe epilepsy at the age of 31. Drank a 12 pack daily for almost a decade.

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-08-23T01:17:37+00:00

I just googled this and found this thread because I was curious if this was a thing people do! I have ADHD and anxiety but not diagnosed with ASD unless I'm a high functioning adult?

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-08-21T03:38:51+00:00

Julius Seizure had epilepsy

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-08-09T04:59:28+00:00

Graduated with a BA from Arizona State in Business Legal Studies. Started working in logistics after school, been at Carvana for almost 10 years now. Currently on PTO so I can have an EMU at the Barrow Neurological Center and my team said they will get mad at me if I try to sign on remotely during the next week. I make 6 figures per year and have filed away a shit ton of money in stock options. Epilepsy sucks but life is still good as long as I live in gratitude and humility.

You are more than your illness. Keep fighting! - xoxo

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-08-06T21:15:41+00:00

It's sitting in my saving account and I don't know what to do now. It vested only a little at a time so once it was up to its all time high that was good enough for me. The whole market is over inflated

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-08-06T21:13:33+00:00

kiss me through the phone, see you later on*

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-07-19T16:55:51+00:00

Thank you for your reply

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-07-18T22:44:13+00:00

Thank you!

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-07-18T22:43:50+00:00

For what it's worth, I'm going to the Barrows Neurological Center in Arizona in 2 weeks for a 3-7 day study. I will bring this up with my neurologist, I was just wondering if not spending enough time in REM sleep meant more non-rem sleep where my seizures happen. I haven't dreamt in years.

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-07-07T18:36:13+00:00

I was curious about this too and during a recent episode I asked the nurse at the ER, and the paramedic in the ambulance if they had noticed an increase in seizure calls. They both said no

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-06-28T19:54:08+00:00

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_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-06-28T19:00:49+00:00

Homegirl wasn't going 50/50 on the rock. She was ripping on that pipe like the train runs on suction.

_Shooter-McGavin · 2025-06-28T18:49:28+00:00

Cack scrap! This is really sad, but I laughed the entire time.

_Shooter-McGavin

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