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Zarontin side effects?
Sat, 08/02/2014 - 02:54Topic: Medication Issues
Since July 21st, I started Zarontin on a low dose (the lowest) and the first couple days was having typical reactions. Now though, I am getting bruises on my legs (but I got a scooter which bangs around a lot) and 2 days into the meds I started having panic attacks. I have been in depression the last bit since my nanny died and have had bad thoughts and seeing a therapist. If I have a bad thought now, during the day I begin to breath fast; I had bad thoughts but until the meds, no hyperventilating. ..I had also got a sore stomach sometimes on and off and under my breasts it would hurt, I switched bras though, so it hasn't been a problem. My mom has told me to wait a bit...wait the 28 days and see if the bruises disappear. What do I do? My libido has increased too but I am an 18 year old girl
Generally bruises are not an
Submitted by just_joe on Tue, 2014-08-05 - 09:31
Generally bruises are not an issue with medications. Unless the medications are blood thinners. It takes 2-3 weeks for your body to get used to your new medications and in that period of time the side effects go away with most. Your pannic accacks count could come from several things. ! would be your nanny, Another would be your diagnosis and having to take medications. As your Mom says wait since it takes time to get used to your meds. Also understand that the docotr who prescribed those meds generally has other patients on them who are using it and having their seizures reduced. Dosages are set for people along with medications. What works for one person may not work for the next. Each persons body is different. Just like food. Can you eat everything your friends do. My nephew can't drink milk so he can't eat everything I can. I eat ice cream but he can't. Dosages need to be adjusted . It took time for my dosages to get set and once they were set I was fine until I started growing. During a 8-9 month period of time I grew 8-10 inches and gained about 50 lbs. So doc adjusted my dosages about 4-5 times during that growth spert. I would also suggest your get the My Epilepsy Diary. Watch the video which tells you how to use it and what it can do. Give your neurologist permission to bring it up and he can look at the graphs and other data which could help him with medications, dosages procedures and he might be able to find triggers to some of your seizures. The diary can be found in the Get Help sectiojn on this site. I hope this helps and you get seizure free.