Re: [epilepsy] Trileptol

 

Hi elizabeth.  I have never heard of that before!  I have epilepsy and vary rarely drink water.  I don't like it on its own it has no flavour to it.  So I drink either coffee, tea or cordial or lemonade.  Because they have flavour.  I drink plenty of liquid per day.
 
Stephen

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From: elizabeth <equinn76@earthlink.net>
To: epilepsy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 22 March 2012, 0:19
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Trileptol

 
If you read the warnings, drinking too much water can alter the blood sodium levels, and it's a side effect of Trileptal. I've been on it for several years without a problem, but in December it caused a major imbalance. I had to drink a ton of gatorade. So now I just keep it on hand. My doctor said not a lot of people have a problem with this, but there are some that it knocks their electrolytes off all the time.

Elizabeth

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Susan Wain <susan.wain@yahoo.com> wrote:

>If you drink too much liquids, it co uld mess up your Trileptol levels?  I never heard that.  What happens if U do drink too much water?  I tend to be very thirsty on this drug
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>Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 11:19 PM
>Subject: [epilepsy] Re: Zonegran
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>Thanks, Ms. Quinn. (-:
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>It's nice to get some encouragement; to feel that I'm doing the right thing. I don't need a medicine that makes me bad to myself or act rudely to others (like Keppra did). It's not how I am.
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>--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "Elizabeth Quinn" <equinn76@...> wrote:
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>> Good for you for sticking to your guns!! I'm on zonegran and haven't had a problem with it--i know people do. One side effect can be mood swings..in fact my friend's dad tried it and became a totally different person so he got off of it. I also take lexapro and trileptal.
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>> I think with the zonegran you have to drink a bit more water in case of kidney stones (or just any liquid is fine). On the flip side, too much liquid will mess up my trileptal and the blood sodium levels!!
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>> Hope this works for you!!
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>> elizabeth
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