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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / November 2006Headaches and Phenytoin
Hello group just heard back from my doctor. He said that he was going to change my medication to (Depakote). I looked it up and I found out that it had some serious side effects one that really got me was the one that said it could cause serious to fatal liver damage and also serious pancreas damage. I'm seriously considering staying on Dilantin and dealing with the headaches. I called my doctors office back up and they told me not to worry about what I read because all seizure medications has side effects which I pretty much figured out on my own. Well any input that you have would greatly be appreciated group. Once again thanks very much. > Hello group just heard back from my doctor. He said that he was going to > change my medication to (Depakote). I looked it up and I found out that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > input that you have would greatly be appreciated group. Once again > thanks very much. Hi. I'm no Doctor either (you know), but most of the medications have *some potential side effects. My Tegretol has that with note to tell all Drs. and Dentists I use it etc... My Dentist told me Teg. can rob calcium so bones, etc, and it shows up first with Dental checkups, so he changed mine (in 1998) to each 4 months. Unless others have specific info. with your's (Depakote), I agree w. the other poster that Everything will have a warning if *someone has had symptoms-- the Dr. (or even your Pharmacy) might be able to tell you % chances-- most you'll find are low (under 5-10%). G. ok G thanks . was just wondering if any one here takes depakote ? > ok G thanks . was just wondering if any one here takes depakote ? There are people around here who do (use it). Check the messages over 3-4 days, as lots of people only look in 3-4x a week, and might not have seen your initial post yet. And if you go ahead, don't forget to give a status report as lots of others read here for experiences and ideas on what might help them too. Cheers. G./ ok G / i will iv not heard back yet from the doc will let you know > ok G thanks . was just wondering if any one here takes depakote ? In addition to the current responses you get, you can also search the archived postings for the group. Go to: http://groups-beta.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en Then fill in 2 fields for starters: Group - alt.support.epilepsy Find messages with all of the words - depakote Then note that you have 2 sorting options to try out. Lots of material to look at there in regard to depakote. thanks partials will keep you posted on how it goes with the new meds im not for sure when my doc will put me on it yet > Hello group just heard back from my doctor. He said that he was going to > change my medication to (Depakote). I looked it up and I found out that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > input that you have would greatly be appreciated group. Once again > thanks very much. They are required to list all potential side effects by law. Even if one person caught the flu during the trials, they have to put that in their statistics. If one person commited suicide/died of a heart attack/etc., they have to put it that someone "died". That doesn't mean that all side effects are fake or unrelated -- you can look the statistics up. Dilantin has been around a long time. Doctors tend to try that as a first go for seizure treatment before trying other, newer medications. ok maby then depakote will work better just have too try and see thanks for info > Hello group just heard back from my doctor. He said that he was going to > change my medication to (Depakote). I looked it up and I found out that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > input that you have would greatly be appreciated group. Once again > thanks very much. I've been taking Depakote ER (the extended release tablet), same formula, since May 2002. It has been one of the best medications I've ever taken. The extended release tab gives you great coverage and you really don't have to worry about a seizure if you miss one dose as long as you remember and take your following dose on time. I'm not sure if that would hold true for the regular Depakote or the generic. I'd give Depakote a try and if it doesn't work for you or you don't like any side effects you may have you can always switch to something else with your doctors approval of course. Good Luck, Jim thanks jim im going too give it a try thanks for the info |
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