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Altitude Change and Medication Effectiveness?

Sun, 01/02/2005 - 17:12
Hi - I've been diagnosed with epilepsy for about 15yrs (am now 43yrs). Until Christmas last yr I was seizure free for 7 yrs. We went on holiday for 2 weeks down to the coast and then returned to altitude in Johannesburg (6 000ft?) and 2 days later I had a seizure - my mediction was increased by 50% and was then found to be in the therapeutic range. Then 2 days ago it happened again after coming back from holiday at the same place. My meditation is Convulex (3x300mg/day) i.e. valproic acid. My pharmacist thinks there may be a link with haemoglobin level changes with altitude and medication effectiveness - any ideas?

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RE: RE: Altitude Change and Medication Effectiveness?

Submitted by cmushibwe on Wed, 2004-12-29 - 03:12
I had read this the time you posted but, just today as I was going thru the archives, it sounded much more interesting.I have outlived my problem! great achievement for me. I do not remember when I had my seizure and proud am I to speak to people about it, convincing everyone out of their stigma. Living with epilepsy is now not a hurdle to jump, but a challenge to meet.Happy 2005 to all of you friends and communityCHAD

RE: RE: Altitude Change and Medication Effectiveness?

Submitted by pj83157 on Thu, 2004-12-30 - 09:31
our daughter has left temp seizures and when we went to arizona it drove her nuts with the altitude.  then when we fly somehweres it also bothers her.  sometimes it seems that it bothers her for up to a week when we get back

RE: RE: Altitude Change and Medication Effectiveness?

Submitted by masterdelve on Sun, 2005-01-02 - 17:12
hello my meda at higher levels cause sezure activety to get worse. the lower dosesslow the amont of sezures. but sofar nothing has stoped them or controled them. masterdelve

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