Phenytoin in preeclampsia

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Avatar m tn In a small study, phenytoin-induced seizures occurred most often in patients with serum phenytoin concentrations of 50 mcg/ml or higher.[393] Peripheral neuropathy, usually occurring weeks to months after drug initiation, has also been reported in patients receiving phenytoin. A single case report describes the onset of neuropathy within a few hours of drug administration.[9780] Adverse GI effects of phenytoin therapy include nausea/vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, and anorexia.
Avatar f tn Folic acid supplementation in folate-deficient patients with epilepsy changes the pharmacokinetics of phenytoin, usually leading to lower serum phenytoin concentrations and possible seizure breakthrough..." It however says that initiation of Folic acid and phenytoin together is beneficial. Since you can't go back and start all over again, you can take a small dose. It has been observed that as los as 1mg dose can perturb phenytoin’s levels, You may take doses lower than 1mg/day.
Avatar n tn Combining fluoxetine or paroxetine with phenytoin can also lead to increased phenytoin side effects and reduce blood levels of paroxetine. You really need to discuss the potential drug interactions with your own doctor.
1291453 tn?1272143404 Please note this: "If the level of phenytoin in your blood gets too high, it can cause symptoms such as confusion, rapid involuntary eye movements, blurred vision, slurred speech or clumsy movements. You should tell your doctor if you experience any of these symptoms while taking phenytoin, so that your blood level of phenytoin can be measured and your dose reduced if necessary. " Also, he has had a major surgery, and will need time to recover.
Avatar n tn Ingestion times of phenytoin and antacid preparations containing calcium should be staggered in patients with low serum phenytoin levels to prevent absorption problems”. Taken from http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/phenyt_od.htm Our population is divided into 4 type of metabolizers ranging from rapid to slow metabolizers depending upon the speed of elimination of drug from body. Hence, every person react differently to same drug.
Avatar n tn I don’t have a full description of your consciousness during the lack of speech episodes to decide whether this start is a partial epilepsy which can continue in a generalized or it is a generalized one from the first moment.. in both cases the treatment in Phenytoin and no known to me (till now a treatment to over count its side effects from gingival hypertrophy to the respiratory problems).
Avatar m tn An occasional one or two drink may be fine but moderate or large amount can cause significant increases in blood levels of phenytoin due to induction of hepatic enzymes. Whereas if you are a chronic alcoholic, the phenytoin levels may be lower than expected and can cause seizures. I suggest you consult with your neurologist in this regard. Hope this information helps. Take care.
889551 tn?1416184483 When I went into labor, my blood pressure shot up pretty high and has continued to be high since. My doctor and my midwife agree that I had preeclampsia because I have protein present in my urine the last few months and the sudden swelling/weight gain I had. I just found out about this, so I'm pretty upset that my midwife didn't do the necessary testing, and just wrote it off.
6498330 tn?1389709379 Hey, I had protein in my urine with my last pregnancy n had to do the 24 hr urine. Come to find out I had preeclampsia. This pregnancy they found a trace of protein n I had to do the 24 hr urine n blood work but I didn't have preeclampsia this pregnancy.
Avatar f tn During those times I had not yet been diagnosed and was able to go back to life like normal, however after the diagnosis and being on phenytoin and switching to oxcarbazepine i am feeling awful. Dizzy, nauseated, moody, extremely tired, severe headaches that come and go. All i get from my Neurologist is these are side effects that will eventually go away. Because i never know when these symptoms will come on too strong I have missed a lot of days at work during my probation period.
Avatar f tn Protein in urine is signs of preeclampsia. I had protein in my urine but not that much. I Googled it and also asked my doctor. Ask your doctor about preeclampsia.
Avatar f tn ive been monitored for preeclampsia my entire pregnancy and have lakes of blood in my placenta and a smaller measuring baby... now I have gestational diabetes so the baby might be normal size now... idk... im almost 35 weeks. ..
Avatar f tn t gone to preeclampsia! I had high blood pressure with my first It never progressed to preeclampsia thank goodness. But it did spike after I gave birth. We were in the hospital an extra day due to my high blood pressure! Hang in there and hope all is well.
Avatar f tn My dad who is 81 years old in India is on Citilin 500mg daily. The neurologist prescribed it after he had TIA number of times. He used to get seizures like symptoms and loose his consciousness. He was bedridden and stopped walking completely. Now, he is up on his feet and doing his regular work after regular physiotherapy. At first, he had trigeminal neuralgia and he was on carbamezapine 150mg twice daily and then 300mg twice daily. I just need to know how long he has to be on Citilin.
5889951 tn?1380316047 Ok thank you I am only 14+4 and I read if its preeclampsia it is more noticeable later on in tri two and early tri three I was just worried.
Avatar f tn Protein in urine can mean you are dehydrated too. I almost always have it in.mine when I give a sample because I'm really bad about drinking anything.
Avatar f tn Thankfully I was able to hold out on giving birth for them to give me two rounds of steroid shots to develop her lungs ... But not always do they deliver right away if you have preeclampsia they may just monitor you in the hospitaluntil you give birth or have you on bed rest it all depends on how bad it is ...
Avatar f tn we have tried sleep medications in low dosages back in january. he only sleeps 2 - 3 hours per night, and right now im concerned more about his crying before falling asleep. i am at a loss as to what i can do to help him. its like he is crying in pain but went for physical last week and his pediatrician said after the exam it night be his medication or perhaps something happened to his brain during his last seizure. i was tempted to bring him to the er several times.
8408613 tn?1414894692 So I went to the hospital the other night and they told me there was 30 mg of protein in my urine. Is that a lot?? I had to do the 24 hour pee test and they are checking me for pre eclampsia.
700722 tn?1429663648 BUT sometimes you can have protein in your urine and not necessarily be preeclampsia. Only the test will tell! good luck!
Avatar f tn A few weeks ago I woke up with yellow crust on the corner of my lips and it went away in 2 days, and today I woke up and it's in the exact same spot again except a little more then before. It doesn't hurt or itch, it feels like my lips are very very dry. I don't smoke, I have grandmal seizures and my medication is phenytoin and kepra but I didn't read anywhere that would be a side effect so I'm worried this could be a STD or something.
1168353 tn?1377241366 t know about the relatoin of preeclampsia and having a miscarriage, but having preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy definitely makes your risk to get it again much higher
Avatar n tn s say the half life of Drug A is 5 hours and you have taken 10mg dose. In the next 5 hours, only 5mg of the drug will remain in the body. In another 5 hours only 2.5mg will remain and then 1.25mg and so on. It takes about 4 -5 half lives for the drug to be completely metabolized. Hence in the case of Depakote, since the half life is 16 ± 3 hours (lets take a maximum of 19 hours), the time for complete metabolism will be 19 X 5 = 95 hours. That means 4 complete days.
171768 tn?1324230099 I have been swelling since 7 weeks. It started in my legs. And I don't have preeclampsia. I was told that some woman just swell.
Avatar f tn My protein level was at an 827. Just left the hospital from over night. My BP and baby is fine which is why they felt comfortable enough to let me leave. I have an appointment with my Dr on Monday to see what needs to be done next. I'm only 32 weeks so we're hoping to keep baby in as long as possible. C Section will not be discussed unless we feel like baby girl is in danger. They have been giving me the steroid shots to help her lungs develope just in case she does need to be taken out.