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has anyone had any reaction to trileptal? (new to this site)
Mon, 05/16/2005 - 20:19hello
im new to this site ive had epilepsy (complex partial and tle) for 2 years now unfortunatly tried about 4 different combinations of meds which havent worked or ive not got on with them due to side effects but im now on keppra and trileptal. the new one is trileptal and have been on it for it for about 6 weeks now but all of a sudden the frount of my body from my neck to my knees is covered in a rash. ive spoken to my gp who says it cannot be the new tablets as ive would have come out in the rash sooner. ANY HELP OR IDEAS WHAT IT COULD BE !
many thanks
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RE: RE: has anyone had any reaction to trileptal? (new to this s
Submitted by toonali on Tue, 2005-05-17 - 05:54
Thanks for sending me the site and ive had a good look through and got intouch with my e nurse and told to come off them straight away
once again thanks
toonali
Thanks for sending me the site and ive had a good look through and got intouch with my e nurse and told to come off them straight away
once again thanks
toonali
RE: has anyone had any reaction to trileptal? (new to this site)
Submitted by emic on Mon, 2005-05-16 - 12:10
Welcome to the site!
I'd definitely get a second opinion if I were you. Especially from a neurologist, rather than a gp.
According to http://www.epilepsy.com/medications/b_trileptal_side.html ,
Allergic reactions
A small percentage of people taking Trileptal develop a rash within the first few weeks of taking it. If this happens, tell the doctor or nurse right away, to be sure that it's not the beginning of a serious problem. It's rare for the rash to be serious, but don't ignore it. It's often necessary to switch to a different seizure medicine.
Like I said before, it's unfortunate that some doctors don't listen to their patients more! :(
Welcome to the site!
I'd definitely get a second opinion if I were you. Especially from a neurologist, rather than a gp.
According to http://www.epilepsy.com/medications/b_trileptal_side.html ,
Allergic reactions
A small percentage of people taking Trileptal develop a rash within the first few weeks of taking it. If this happens, tell the doctor or nurse right away, to be sure that it's not the beginning of a serious problem. It's rare for the rash to be serious, but don't ignore it. It's often necessary to switch to a different seizure medicine.
Like I said before, it's unfortunate that some doctors don't listen to their patients more! :(