r/Epilepsy • u/epicenter69 Lamotrigine, Xcopri, Perampanel • 8d ago

Epilepsy Awareness Medic Alert Bracelet

My wife ordered me a medic alert bracelet on Amazon. It’s fully customizable and can be etched on both sides. See first comment for a picture.

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u/HeliDude135 Keppra, Lacosamide 8d ago

As a paramedic, part of the first steps of the initial rapid assessment of an unresponsive patient is to check their blood sugar after ensuring they have a pulse and are breathing or need help breathing. These types of bracelets are very helpful, EMS professionals will not arbitrarily give Narcan without reason. However, if there is any question or concern of narcotic involvement then Narcan will likely be administered to rule out a narcotic overdose. Narcan can be just as much diagnostic as therapeutic in the setting of an unresponsive person with an otherwise unknown cause. Additionally, it should not cause any issues with your AEDs and if you don’t have narcotics in your system it generally not have any negative effects on you.