They’re necessary, but not necessarily nice.
And every med has its own side-effect. Just as different people experience different difficulties.
Here’s the low-down on the possible side-effects of your drugs and others.
Some might sound painfully familiar…
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Epilepsy,
Medication IssuesTags:
anti-epilepsy drug side-effects,
Ativan,
Banzel,
Briviact,
Carbatrol,
Depakote and Depakene,
Diamox,
Diastat Acudial,
Dilantin,
Felbatol,
Gabitril,
Hp Acthar Gel,
Kepppra,
Klonopin,
Lamictal,
Lyrica,
Mysoline,
Neurontin,
Onfi,
Peganone,
Perampanel,
Phenobarbital,
Phenytek,
Portiga,
Rufinamide,
Sabril,
Tegretol,
Topamax,
Tranxene,
Trileptal,
Viibryd,
Vimpat,
Zarontin,
Zonegran
“Suicide Risk from 11 Anti-Epilepsy Drugs,” headlines blared across the country.
But we’re still here.
Was it sensationalism by the journalists, irresponsibility by the pharmaceutical industry or laxness of the FDA?
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Epilepsy,
Medication Issues,
ResearchTags:
anti-epilepsy drugs,
depakote,
depression,
FDA analysis,
Felbatol,
Gabitril,
Keppra,
Lamictal,
Lyrica,
Neurontin,
suicide risk,
Tegretol,
Topamax,
Trileptal,
Zonegran