CBI,
I have been on at least 2 medications at a time ever since I got out of high
school. It might have been a year or so later, but my family doctor could
only put the Depakote up to 3,000mgs a day. They sent me to a neurologist
who started adding other medicine and taking it down.Some of them they have
to check your blood to see if the levels get too high, but some they don't
either. Keppra and Neurontin does not have to be checked every month like
the others I took. The neurologist said they come out through your
kidneys,so the levels don't get too high. I was one Zonegran with the other
two medicines before I had the surgery for a time. I lost a bunch of weight
while I was on that, but I had to go to the bathroom every 10 minutes it
seemed like. My arm started going numb and the neurologist told me to stop
that medicine.I guess the neurologist knows which one needs to be higher
than the other.My medicine hasn't been changed in years except for the
Keppra to Keppra XR.I take my medicine spaced out through the day, but that
is just because I don't like mixing different kinds of medicine. I know
others don't do that.As long as you take the medicine the same time
everyday, I would say it doesn't matter.I hope this helps you. Take care.
Tammy
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 6:35 PM, cbicook <cbicook@yahoo.
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> The only time I've taken more than one medication was when I switched from
> Dilantin to Tegretal. This was a phase out phase in approach and it worked
> for me, no seizures during the transition. I had been on dilantin so long
> that I had conficence even though it didn't completely stop my seizures. I
> was not as sure with tegretal at first only because I was not familiar with
> it. At first I thought while still taking Dilantin, at a lower dose and
> taking Tegretal, why not stay on those dosages. It was not my doctor's
> decision nor intent.
>
> What I'm not sure about is when is the decision made to take more than one
> medication?
>
> How long have members taken two or more typed of medications? The one
> negative effect is the strain it places on your liver or other organs. How
> do you manage that?
>
> Are there long lasting effects that raise concerns?
>
> How do you manage the medication blood levels to keep control?
>
> How do you tell when to increase one medication and not another?
>
> Any experiences you have or and guidelines from your doctors would help.
>
> Do you take each medication at different times during a day?
>
> If you think of other information that would help understand how this is a
> benefit and positive or negative experience please include them.
>
> What about side effects. Can the two interfere with one another and cause
> headaches or tremors? By all means if it results in months or years of being
> seizure free, that would be great however the other factors need to be
> considered especially side effects and strain on other parts of the body.
> Thanks for your support.
>
> CBI
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