Hello. I am 19 years old and survived a severe drug overdose about 3 years ago. I had consumed amphetamine (speed) with adulterated methamphetamine (crystal meth), or rather, had a very severe overdose, and as a result suffered two severe seizures (status epilepticus) with respiratory arrest. My father had to resuscitate me back then. I've…
Hello, my boyfriend is at home after being in an induced coma for 8 days with status epilepticus. He has been given a lot of new medication which he has to take every day at the same time and he is well covered medically. The problem is that he still won't stop smoking joints. I…
Hello, my boyfriend survived a severe bout of status epilepticus and was in an induced coma for two weeks. He's now being switched to oral medication. Now, it turns out that intravenous administration works faster than oral administration. Now I'm worried he'll have another seizure. Or is something being increased in the oral medication? Can…
My boyfriend has been in an induced coma in the intensive care unit for a week and a half due to status epilepticus seizures, and unfortunately, the medication so far hasn't helped at all, or at least barely. Only when he's sedated does he not have seizures, but he probably also has epileptic activity (mild…
Can someone please help me quickly and calm me down? My boyfriend (he's 25) has been in an artificial coma for a week due to status epilepticus, and they're trying to wake him up again and again. He's taking several strong epilepsy medications. Today they tried to wake him up again, and he "only" had…
Can someone please help me quickly and calm me down. My boyfriend (he's 25) has been in an artificial coma for four days because of status epilepticus and they keep trying to wake him up. He's taking several epilepsy medications. The Orfiril will be increased again tomorrow. And of course he's on artificial respiration. Yesterday…
My boyfriend has been in the intensive care unit since January 1st due to status epilepticus, which is why he's in an induced coma. His medication is being adjusted and the dosage is high, but he keeps having seizures whenever he's awake. The doctors say it will take time. But is there a chance that…
Hello. Please read it all the way through – I'm currently 18 – and will be 19 in two months… but I'm still wondering about one thing – something I unfortunately can't undo… I had a very strong overdose on speed and the added crystal meth. At first, I didn't know that crystal was involved….
Hello everyone, I need help with a case study. The situation is as follows: An 18-year-old patient presents to the hospital. He reports an aura with known seizure disorders. Initial vital signs reveal: -147bpm – 130/70 mmHg -98% spO2 -113 bz -Temperature is 39°C measured in the ear – 25 AF In the further anamnesis,…