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7 myths about medication – and the facts behind them
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Misconceptions about medicine are as common as pills on a pharmacy shelf.
We could all use a healthy dose of the truth.
Cleveland Clinic drug information pharmacist Katie Stabi, debunks seven of the most common myths about medications below:
Tags: AEDS, anti-epilepsy drugs, medication myths, medicine misconceptions
Suicide and epilepsy…
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We are in a mental health crisis in this community. And not enough is being done to avert it.
According to a peer-reviewed journal article from Epilepsy and Behavior, statistics concluded that people with epilepsy are 22 times more likely to commit suicide than the general population.
Tags: AEDS, newly diagnosed patients, quality of life, suicidal thoughts
Anti-epilepsy drugs and osteoporosis — it’s not just a woman’s disease…
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Do anti-seizure drugs cause reductions in bone density?
Why ask this question?
Tags: Actonel, AEDS, Boniva, Carbatrol, Dilantin, Fosamax, Mysoline, Osteomalacia, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
Why your pharmacist is your best friend…
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Your pharmacist is the least expensive and most accessible health resource you have.
They fill prescriptions and provide expert information about medications — a very important role, considering the prominent use of seizure medications to treat epilepsy.
You can see the pharmacist anytime you want, without an appointment, and all consultations are free.
In medicine, that’s extraordinary.
BEWARE! AED Safety Risks Withheld
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A study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that a fifth of U.S. neurologists appear unaware of serious drug safety risks associated with various anti-epilepsy drugs, potentially jeopardizing the health of patients who could be just as effectively treated with safer alternative medications.
The Trouble with AEDs…
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At the very best, finding the right anti-epilepsy drug is a crap shoot. There’s always the hope that this one will do it.
Or maybe adjunct therapy will work. Or, sigh, the side-effects derail you and you’re on to the next.
Is asking for seizure control too much to ask?
Tags: AEDS, anti-epilepsy drugs, benefits, dangers, seizures, side-effects
Combined Meds — What They Are Doing to Your Body
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For many of us, monotherapy just doesn’t work.
However adjunct therapy has its dangers.
For example, some seizure medicines can lower or raise the levels of other types of medicines in your blood.
Some combinations cause the levels of both medications to fall.
Some cause one level to fall and one level to rise.
And some cause unpredictable side-effects.
So I hunkered down to discover the unhappy marriages between anti-seizure meds.
Suicide and epilepsy…
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We are in a mental health crisis in this community. And not enough is being done to avert it.
According to a peer-reviewed journal article from Epilepsy and Behavior, statistics concluded that people with epilepsy are 22 times more likely to commit suicide than the general population.
When Your Meds Cost More Than You Can Afford — AED Drug Assistance Programs
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Today, things are constantly changing.
Especially when it comes to epilepsy medications and resources.
Some companies have expanded their programs or even offer new ones.
Others have cut their funds, and sadly others have ceased to exist.
Here’s a new and comprehensive list…
Tags: AEDS, assistance programs, discount, low-cost, no cost, prescription drugs, resources
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