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How Safe Is Taking Levipil And Lobazam For Vertigo And Vomiting Due To Seizure?
Sir I have been prescribed eptoin 300 since 2010. My disc told me I got seizure disorder.I stopped taking it in 2013 without my doctor's permission.. I am 21, I thought I am OK now as the incident never happened thereafter.. But after stopping eptoin for 4 months I got seizure in October 2013. I was taken to hospital and advised to take the medcine
.After 6 month I got vertigo.consulted a MD doc..he gave some medicines , I got vomiting and the condition became serious.. My doc took cut scan.brain and advised me to consult a neurosergeun. Dr.zakir Hussain , he told me it was overdose of eptoin. My EEG was normal..he advised to stop eptoin and take Levipil 500 and lobazam 5 twice daily.. After 2 months I am starting to feel vertigo( can balance disorder and heavy head type of felling same as before) . what should I do is the dosages high or any other thing.sir I am a physician assistant student. From India..Assam state..we have lot of problem to find an appointment with a nerosergion or an MD.sir plz will u tell me what should I do..reduce the dosage or..
.After 6 month I got vertigo.consulted a MD doc..he gave some medicines , I got vomiting and the condition became serious.. My doc took cut scan.brain and advised me to consult a neurosergeun. Dr.zakir Hussain , he told me it was overdose of eptoin. My EEG was normal..he advised to stop eptoin and take Levipil 500 and lobazam 5 twice daily.. After 2 months I am starting to feel vertigo( can balance disorder and heavy head type of felling same as before) . what should I do is the dosages high or any other thing.sir I am a physician assistant student. From India..Assam state..we have lot of problem to find an appointment with a nerosergion or an MD.sir plz will u tell me what should I do..reduce the dosage or..
Mon, 22 Jun 2015
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I can understand your concern. First of all I'd like to tell you that medicines for seizure disorders should be taken for long periods of time and under proper prescription and supervision of a doctor. In most of individuals with seizure disorder the drugs should be taken for at least 3-5 years regularly. You had good control of seizures with medicines but stopped the drug without consulting the doctor abruptly and this has resulted in relapse of seizures. A lot of individuals develop vertigo while on anti seizure drugs and in most cases dose adjustments help in improvement. As you have developed severe vertigo and vomiting with Eptoin so I dont think the drug should be continued.
Levipill is Levatircacetam and Lobazam is Clobazam. Both are safe drugs for seizures and should be taken regularly. The doses of 1000 mg Levipill and 10 mg of Clobazam are fine and are safe. Please dont stop the treatment and if your vertigo persist then consult your doctor and take any anti vertigo medicine like Betahistine or cinnarizine. This would help in reducing the nausea and you will feel better.
Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi,
Psychiatrist.
I can understand your concern. First of all I'd like to tell you that medicines for seizure disorders should be taken for long periods of time and under proper prescription and supervision of a doctor. In most of individuals with seizure disorder the drugs should be taken for at least 3-5 years regularly. You had good control of seizures with medicines but stopped the drug without consulting the doctor abruptly and this has resulted in relapse of seizures. A lot of individuals develop vertigo while on anti seizure drugs and in most cases dose adjustments help in improvement. As you have developed severe vertigo and vomiting with Eptoin so I dont think the drug should be continued.
Levipill is Levatircacetam and Lobazam is Clobazam. Both are safe drugs for seizures and should be taken regularly. The doses of 1000 mg Levipill and 10 mg of Clobazam are fine and are safe. Please dont stop the treatment and if your vertigo persist then consult your doctor and take any anti vertigo medicine like Betahistine or cinnarizine. This would help in reducing the nausea and you will feel better.
Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi,
Psychiatrist.
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