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Zarontin causing different type of seizures?
Fri, 08/08/2014 - 20:02Topic: Medication Issues
I am having different type of seizures due to Zarontin at the lowest dosage :( My parents said if it persists they will take me off the meds. That doctor said srizures may worsen or increase with medication. She has no plans for the medication to be increased; how can I deal with the seizures till then?
I had different types of
Submitted by just_joe on Sat, 2014-08-09 - 22:32
I had different types of seizures before ever getting diagnosed. When someone is put on medications it does take time for your body to get used to the medication. Dosages do need to be adjusted once you have been on it for 2-3 months. Stopping a medication without the doctors help can also cause issues. With some people it can and has caused them to go into status epilepticus. With me it was 1 convulsive seizure after another having 40 an hour. I woke up from a coma 3 days later. Any medication created to stop seizures can cause them in others. The same with other medications. One that is designed to slow the heart rate can and has increased it in other people. Also understand that medications you take can counter your seizure medication which is also why all of your doctors need to know all the medications you take which also includes over the counter meds. They too have side effects and can counter other medications.