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Not seen fitting so far with red bull, but I have seen Angio-oedema with it with quite severe airway compromise. Adrenaline did the trick but he had a hell of a tachycardia! >Louise, >A couple of years ago as a Paramedic in Berkshire I took in a 17 year >old lad who had been drinking Red Bull continually for 4 -5 hours. He >had been working for the first time with his brother as a roadie for a >band in a nightclub.His brother had been keeping a close eye on him all >evening - there was no evidence of drugs or alcohol, and no known >medical problems. He was suffering repeat violent fits of 3-4 minutes >duration, and had no history of fitting. He responded well to IV >Diazepam. On admission to the Royal Berkshire hospital in Reading he was >found to be severely Hyperglycaemic, which was believed to be the cause >of the fits. >Hope this is of help. >Richard Taffler > > > >