Dose-related side effects
The most common side effects are neurotoxic and dose-related. They include:
drowsiness
diplopia
headache
ataxia
nausea
vomiting
dizziness
These...
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 ETP New - Common side effects of Tegretol
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ETP New - Effects of Epilepsy Medications
Here's a story that shows some of the ways that seizure medicines affect seniors differently from younger people:
A 74-year-old woman began to experience twitching movements on the right side of her face. A CT scan showed a...
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ETP New - Getting a Diagnosis
Listen to the Podcast on Seizures in Older Adults (English version)
Listen to the Podcast on Seizures in Older Adults (Spanish version - Espanõl)
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ETP New - How well does Lyrica work?
When Lyrica and an inactive placebo were both used as add-on therapy in carefully performed studies, Lyrica reduced seizure frequency by at least half in about 30% (150 mg/day) to...
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ETP New - Medicine for Seniors
Seizures are extremely common among elderly people. An estimated 61,000 new cases of epilepsy occur every year in Americans over 65. The primary method of treating seizures in older patients is with seizure medicines, also known...
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ETP New - Seniors and gabapentin
Older patients eliminate gabapentin more slowly than younger adults and they are often more susceptible to side effects. Therefore, lower initial doses, slower titration, and lower maintenance doses are advised.
Some common...
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ETP New - Seniors and Mysoline: Advanced
Doctors do not often prescribe Mysoline to people over 65 because seniors are at particular risk for the following:...
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ETP New - Seniors and Neurontin: Advanced
Older patients eliminate Neurontin more slowly than younger adults and they are often more susceptible to side effects. Therefore, lower initial doses, slower titration, and lower maintenance doses are advised.
Some common...
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ETP New - Seniors and Phenytek: Professional
Phenytoin is much more commonly used in American nursing homes than any other antiepileptic drug (AED). Some of these doses of AEDs are prescribed for conditions other than epilepsy, and some are prescribed for elderly patients who...
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