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History Of Head Injury. Prescribed Rexipra. Now Always Sleepy. Should Medicine Be Continued?

Hi Dr.,I have ason who is 10 years od now.he got an accideni in Sept.2011 i.e.16 months back.He had severe head injuries leading into right hemiparesis .His right u/l and l/l were seriuosly affected together with speech and cognitive skills.He was under physiotherapy and occupational therapy .Due injuries and disability we were facing with behavioral problems like getting angry,getting annoyed promptly,abusing others,use of foul language etc.Before accident he wsa very active(hyper),brilliant academically and very active in co-curicullar activities at school.Bec of accident he was retained in same class.We changed his school as well.Recently a dr.prescribed hi rexipra10 tab.which has brought change in his routine.E.g before accident he was lazy.we had to wake hmup in the morning and make him bath,dress etc. after accident he started waking up very early at 6;00am on his own.Now a days after 20 days of medicine.once a day,he is yawning all the day,asking to let him sleep early at 6pm,we have to wake him up etc...could it be bec of rexipra 10 wchich we just started or something else.Should we continue with the medicine?if yes how long ?and what are the side effects of the tablets?...
Mon, 21 Jan 2013
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Thank you for your query
excessive sleepiness can be caused by rexipra. Don't stop the drug immediately without consultation but do refer to the prescribing doctor. He will probably change the medicine, at least reduce the dose or change the dosing schedule. And children seem to recover far more rapidly compared to adults. So hopefully your child will recover to his original self rapidly.
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History Of Head Injury. Prescribed Rexipra. Now Always Sleepy. Should Medicine Be Continued?

Hi Thank you for your query excessive sleepiness can be caused by rexipra. Don t stop the drug immediately without consultation but do refer to the prescribing doctor. He will probably change the medicine, at least reduce the dose or change the dosing schedule. And children seem to recover far more rapidly compared to adults. So hopefully your child will recover to his original self rapidly. Hope that helps