Deb,
Read what I said at 6:07 AM & also at 12:28 AM, the reply at 12:28 AM refered to weight in the opposite way than what you're referring to, I only said that a 20 pounder needs 1 tens the amount of medicine of a person weighing 200 pounds. Well if your weiht goes down from 150 to 120 you'd only need 4/5 of the medicine to get the same effect. It seems that doctors just switch to another drug then. I've never seen my medicine being decreased, but then if on a new drug he'd increase it slowly till it became therapeutic.
Tim Baldwin
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From: TIMOTHY BALDWIN <tbb1@prodigy.
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Sent: Thu, May 6, 2010 6:07:26 AM +
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] medicine levels question
Julie, Liz, & Anyone who read this,
Lastnight I made a mistake in saying that therapeutic levels are measured by grams per once of blood. Its grams per liter of blood. Dialantin therapeutic is 10-20 gms. per liter of blood. Toxic is above 20. Maybe it
was caused by having a 20 oz. bottle of coke, instead of the better caffeine Free coke.
Timothy Baldwin
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From: TIMOTHY BALDWIN <tbb1@prodigy. net>
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Thu, May 6, 2010 12:28:48 AM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] medicine levels question
Julie,
It looks as if all medicines have their own separate levels,you weight doesn't seem to make a difference it's measured in mgs. per ounce of blood,if the person weighs 20-200 lbs, the of amount medicine taken per dose is lower for 20 pounders then 200's. But it still needs to be measured at gram per once of blood the amount per ounce of blood. So if a 200 pounder had ten times the blood in their body, that person might need to take ten times the AED.
Tim Baldwin
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From: Julie Hope <epilepsyhealth@ sasktel.net>
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 11:54:13 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] medicine levels question
Is each medicine level different or your size isn't taken into account is it? I have never asked my Dr. these
questions. All I know is when want any of my other supplements taken as well she will put on my sheet which
remains now permanent at the hospital and I just go and get it done.
What I can't figure is, all levels can be right on or never better as she puts it some times and yet I can be
having little breakthroughs between each time?
Usually she will ask me though if had a seizure and what was happening around the time that could of triggered
it. If can give her a good honest trigger, then I guess it had nothing to do with the blood levels.
Julie
Julie Hope
epilepsyhealth@ sasktel.net
http://www.2betrhea lth.com
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From: "Charles West" <chuckmissesashley@ yahoo.com>
To: <epilepsy@yahoogrou p s.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] medicine levels question
Well I don't know what u take but, when I was on dilantin they did reagular tests but, now I've been on
lamictal for the last yr and now it has been almost a yr since my last 1. I gradually took myself off dilantin
explainin to my doc that i was tired of the effects to my teeth. I'd never had cavities till about 2 yrs after
starting on dilantin. Anyways I found that with lamictal that i have missed a few doses and i havent had ne
either. With dilantin if I fell 2 days within my Medication limit I would usually have a seizure within 20
hours or so. Hope this helps.
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From: Terry Martin <trm0818@yahoo. com>
To: "epilepsy@yahoogrou p s.com" <epilepsy@yahoogrou p s.com>
Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 9:03:22 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] medicine levels question
Hi,
I take Dilantin and I had my Dilantin levels checked every few months when I first started to take it. I
haven't had the levels checked in about a year now. I was told that there is a therapeutic level that is
between 10-20. Too high of a level is dangerous and too low of a level may not prevent seizures. They may need
to check liver enzymes and other functions also, as some meds can cause problems and/or interfere with other
meds. Take care.
Terry
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On May 5, 2010, at 8:23 PM, "pierce407720032003 " <sacornelius@ msn.com> wrote:
What exactly does medicine levels mean? If a dose works then why bother changing because of what a blood test
says the medicine levels are?
I had a blood test last week and today came home to find a message from my doctor's office saying to call
them. The dose I take now is fine. Is there a reason to change it if the blood test says I have too much or
little in my system?
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