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What Causes Difficulty In Walking Post Alcohol Consumption?

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Posted on Fri, 24 Jun 2016
Question: I have gone on vacatin to vegas and I have been having a kinda druncken feeling but I don't drink I have been having a hard time thinking and I feel as if I am on a boat on the waves trying to walk. iwas wondering if the second hand smoke from the casinos could be causing this feeling?
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (11 minutes later)
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Some thoughts:

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX

Second hand smoke can cause breathing difficulties but not difficulty with thinking and walking.

Is there any possibility that your non alcoholic drinks might have been spiked?

Another thing I can think of is that if you have developed some vertigo (which happens to people occasionally), this could explain the difficulty walking. Vertigo is the type of dizziness where it feels like the room is spinning.

Sleep deprivation can cause a variety of autonomic symptoms in people who are more susceptible, and perhaps your sleeping is diminished right now?

But no, I would not expect these symptoms from inhaling second hand smoke.

I hope you feel better soon!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (5 minutes later)
I have only been drinking bottled water and I have a normal sleep ruteine . is there something that I could do to help with my condition if it is vertigo?
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Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (12 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Exercise for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Detailed Answer:
You can try the movements shown in this video. I've had patients have success with it. You may need to try it a few times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ucpWIIC3g
Note: For further guidance on mental health, Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Difficulty In Walking Post Alcohol Consumption?

Brief Answer: Some thoughts: Detailed Answer: Hello XXXXXXX Second hand smoke can cause breathing difficulties but not difficulty with thinking and walking. Is there any possibility that your non alcoholic drinks might have been spiked? Another thing I can think of is that if you have developed some vertigo (which happens to people occasionally), this could explain the difficulty walking. Vertigo is the type of dizziness where it feels like the room is spinning. Sleep deprivation can cause a variety of autonomic symptoms in people who are more susceptible, and perhaps your sleeping is diminished right now? But no, I would not expect these symptoms from inhaling second hand smoke. I hope you feel better soon!