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    kumarpankaj78 Posts: 51, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 5, 2008, 06:11 AM
    Drinking & Epilepsy safe or not
    I am suffering from epilepsy for the past 12 yrs.
    I take Eptoin (phenetoin) as medication but I am also a social drinker.
    How safe it is for me? :confused:
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    Dec 5, 2008, 06:28 AM

    Please read the information contained in the answer to your other post.
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    Dec 5, 2008, 03:55 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by kumarpankaj78 View Post
    I am suffering from epilepsy for the past 12 yrs.
    I take Eptoin (phenetoin) as medication but I am also a social drinker.
    How safe it is for me? :confused:


    It is, in fact, very unsafe - read the warnings that come with the medication or speak to the prescribing Physician.
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    Dec 5, 2008, 07:17 PM

    Not a good idea to drink alcohol with your condition. Not even "socially".
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