Trileptal and low sodium levels

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Avatar f tn Drinking lots of water, and diarrhea can cause low sodium levels, and if you're not working with an Endocrinologist on the cause....you should be. There are several causes and an Endo can best determine what the cause is. Diuretics can also cause this along with problems with the adrenal glands which may not be detected in bloodwork. Hope this helps and best wishes!
Avatar f tn Yes low sodium levels can be dangerous, have you tried drinking some sport drinks? http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C549291.
Avatar f tn Ok so, I have been taking the's meds for like 2 months now. I am taking 150 mg of Zoloft and 1800 mg of Trileptal daily. I have been very emotional, like it's that time of the month but it's not, for the last week and for like 2 days now, just randomly I smell weird as ****... Like I was warming up some pizza rolls and it smelled like sweaty day old gym clothes and then I heated up something else and it smelled like day old pissy clothes... Is this normal??
Avatar f tn He was prescribed Dylantin which was switched to Keppra. His neurologist recently added Trileptal to balance his levels because he was having seizures so often. His therapist also prescribed him Celexal and Elavil for depression medication due to bipolar disorder. Now it seems that the 2 anti-depressants have a side effect of seizures, which causes him to seize more than usual. Should the 4 meds be mixed, Keppra, Celexa, Elavil and Trileptal?
1485372 tn?1359545131 When I had severe low sodium levels I was placed on fluid restriction. No more than 24 oz of liquid per day. It was terrible but it worked and I.lived that way for 7 yrs until they found what caused it.
Avatar m tn Being female -- I can't answer your question about ED. I do know that I tried gabapentin -- didn't work, Tegretol (Carbamezepine) didn't work. But Trileptal worked well. It DID cause nausea and drowsiness. The pain doc said to take it a half-hour to an hour before eating and that resolve the nausea. He also advised taking a No-Doz (equal to 1 cup of coffee) along with the daytime doses -- and that took care of most of the drowsiness.
Avatar m tn HI, was on trileptal for seizure control. but it lowered my sodium, and also I had a seizure on it. so its been two weeks since I stopped the the dose completely. I still get lots of anxiety. Not sure if its due to weaning or not. I was taken from 1050 mg a day to 0 in 4-6 weeks.
1108262 tn?1273179266 DOES ANY ONE TAKE TRILEPTAL FOR BIPOLAR ??? IF SO HOW MUCH AND FOR HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING IT??
Avatar n tn t feel good and I took her to her room and she said she was wanted to lie down...so she did. She is on Lamictal 75mg...low dose and was on Topamax prior but she was losing her short term memory on that. I want to know from you, what test should I ask to have done because after 2 yrs I know there has got to be something more we can do in the test arena to narrow down her issues such as VEEG, MRI, PET Scan, MEG...
Avatar f tn Also, you mentioned you have recently increased your salt intake due to your low sodium levels. Please monitor your blood pressure and ensure your blood pressure isn't increasing with the salt increase because high blood pressure can cause the ringing to worsen. There is no set time for a person's levels to stabilize because all people are different in how much vit or minerals their bodies stores or depletes. So your doc will have to monitor your levels and guild you appropriately.
Avatar m tn Is it logical that I am now feeling over fatigued because of being on a fluid restricted intake because of low sodium readings and trileptal. 127 reading. Senior category age wise.
Avatar n tn My sodium levels are usually low normal. I've never seen it low. My tsh is 3.30 right now I take synthroid. I had Graves' disease 25 years ago then I got hypothyroidism. The doctor finally called back and said he was going to do more tests and repeat the acth and cortisol and look at my pituitary gland. Hopefully I don't need cortisol.
63984 tn?1385437939 A sodium level of 115 is very low and is often a marker of decompensated heart failure from volume overload. Very low sodium levels can lead to confusion, altered mental status, seizures, and even death, but these things happen more often in patients who have an acute drop in their sodium level (i.e., their level was normal 24 hours earlier).
Avatar f tn So, have you recently had your blood sodium level checked and found it to be low? How low is it? When is your follow up appointment with your doctor to go over the results and get a plan of action? The issue of sweating profusely after walking 3 miles with a backpack could decrease sodium levels at that time but that is an acute situation.
612876 tn?1355514495 Suggest drinking an electrolyte drink that has the most sodium in it, eating nuts and seeds with salt and add to salads, and eat natural cheese which is very high in sodium. Switch to seasonings that have salt in them, such as Garlic salt, Lemon salt to help you not have a “salty” taste to your food. Your intake of sodium needs to be on a daily basis. Hope this helped you.
Avatar f tn Husband has been having on going problem with low Sodium Levels ,Has been admitted to hospital for problem ,Fluid restriction of 30oz's daily of any fluid you can't see light through ,Has now started with short term memory loss which they say is due to low sodium level,having blood work for the sodium levels & kidneys monthly.
Avatar m tn I am a 68 year old female. I have sodium of 132. It has fluctuated between 132 and 136 for the last 8 years. Is this a problem. I was taking 100 mg of atenolol when it went to 132. My doctor changed me to 50 mg a day since my b/p is much better now. Did this affect my sodium or do I just need to eat more salt?
Avatar n tn I had hyperthyroidism (had a PT), and I had low potassium; I still do. I eat a lot of bananas and apples, but the endo wants me to take potassium supplements as well. It seems to me it has to do with the thyroid, but getting an answer from the endo on it seems to be impossible!
502219 tn?1311357910 My transplant center has applied to UNOS for a MELD exception for the low sodium levels, but told me exemptions are rare except in cases involving HCC. My sodium levels have recently been as low as 115 which required hospitalization and treatment. Good luck to you, I'll let you know if I get an exemption.
Avatar f tn It is highly unlikely, but clearly the sodium- potassium flux generates the electrical potential for nerve conduction, so low potassium will decrease the threshold of susceptability to a siezure. Low potassium makes the electrical system "twitchy". There is probably a co-factor involved. It is pointless to "seek studies". Don't get into an intellectual battle with this guy. He clearly is not that sharp a tack. Just keep your potassium levels within normal limits.
Avatar f tn You should also check ACTH to get the entire loop (cortisol and ACTH work together) and sodium and potassium as those with AI have sodium and K issues typically - a crisis is when Na drops and K spikes. Try Alleghany Endocrinology Associates in Pittsburgh at Alleghany General Hospital. Or however you spell it...
Avatar f tn The er docs say it was due to low potassium and sodium. His sodium level was 2.0. They changed his blood pressure medicine because they think it was part of the problem. His is now on seizure meds and blood meds. He started on potassium about three weeks ago because his potassium was low again. Not as low, but still low. He is also having headaches daily. He wakes up with one and it usually lasts all day. He is taking an antidepressant that is supposed to help with migraines.
Avatar m tn One test is not diagnostic and you need other tests to support and abnormal sodium and potassium. Do you feel okay?
20873519 tn?1556336271 Can you have normal sodium levels and still have addisons disease?
Avatar m tn Anyone have healthy dieting tips or recipes that will not impact my blood pressure levels? I'm having a hard time finding low-sodium and tasty foods.
233622 tn?1279334905 Apparently my last neurologist over-dosed my on both Tegretol and Neurontin and I am currently being weaned off of both and they are trying small doses of Lyrica (which I had horrible side effects with after taking 5- 75mg doses...not a large amount). What I would like to know is that if I am having side effects from the Tegretol, why would they now try this Trilepital? For you it looks like the cat's meow so to speak honey!