Toronto woman felt drunk for years despite not drinking alcohol. Then she was diagnosed with this rare condition

It began with bouts of drowsiness. She would suddenly fall asleep while cooking or preparing for work. Then her balance became affected, leading to several nasty falls.

But when the now-50-year-old Toronto woman showed up to multiple emergency rooms with slurred speech, the smell of booze on her breath and alcohol in her blood system, doctors would dismiss her concerns — and even accused her of lying about her drinking habits, according to a physician who helped finally diagnose her disorder.

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