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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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What Are The Side Effects Of Valparin?

MY SON IS 3 YEARS OLD.HE OCCURES HIGH TEMPERATURE AND AFTER THAT HE IS FALLEN IN FITS FOR 2HRS SINCE HE WAS 2.6 YEARS OLD.FREQUENCY OF THIS SYMPTOMS IS REDUCING. EEG REPORT IS ABNORMAL BUT CT SCAN IS NORMAL .HOWEVER DOCTOR STARTED VALPARIN 200 SYRUP 3.5 ML BD .I AM AFRAID AND ANXIOUS ABOUT THIS MEDICINE. PL GUIDE ME THAT WHAT IS THE SIDE EFECT OF THIS MEDICINE IF ANY .PL REPLY.
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
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Since your son had seizure(fits) for 2 hours and his eeg is abnormal,he has some seizure disorder and must be kept on some anti epileptic drug.Valparin(valproic acid) is like a broad spectrum anti epileptic agent very useful in a lot of type of seizures and is quite commonly used by neurologist.In my experience, I have seen some patients(I am not a neurologist) on valproate without much problem.For your information I shall provide below most of the side effects of valproate though I suggest not to get too much tensed reading all of this as you have to realise that side effects are present for most anti epileptics.

Side effects
Nausea (31%)
Headache (Increased bleeding time (26-30%)
Thrombocytopenia (26-30%)
Tremor (25%)
Alopecia (Asthenia (16-20%)
Infection (16-20%)
Somnolence (16-20%)
Amblyopia (11-15%)
Diarrhea (11-15%)
Diplopia (11-15%)
Dizziness (11-15%)
Dyspepsia (11-15%)
Nystagmus (11-15%)
Tinnitus (11-15%)
Vomiting (11-15%)
Ataxia (Increased appetite (Rash (Abdominal pain (Tremor (Back pain (Mood changes (Anxiety (Confusion (Abnormal gait (Paresthesia (Hallucinations (Catatonia (Dysarthria (Tardive dyskinesia (Vertigo (Irregular menses (Weight gain (4%)
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What Are The Side Effects Of Valparin?

Since your son had seizure(fits) for 2 hours and his eeg is abnormal,he has some seizure disorder and must be kept on some anti epileptic drug.Valparin(valproic acid) is like a broad spectrum anti epileptic agent very useful in a lot of type of seizures and is quite commonly used by neurologist.In my experience, I have seen some patients(I am not a neurologist) on valproate without much problem.For your information I shall provide below most of the side effects of valproate though I suggest not to get too much tensed reading all of this as you have to realise that side effects are present for most anti epileptics. Side effects Nausea (31%) Headache (Increased bleeding time (26-30%) Thrombocytopenia (26-30%) Tremor (25%) Alopecia (Asthenia (16-20%) Infection (16-20%) Somnolence (16-20%) Amblyopia (11-15%) Diarrhea (11-15%) Diplopia (11-15%) Dizziness (11-15%) Dyspepsia (11-15%) Nystagmus (11-15%) Tinnitus (11-15%) Vomiting (11-15%) Ataxia (Increased appetite (Rash (Abdominal pain (Tremor (Back pain (Mood changes (Anxiety (Confusion (Abnormal gait (Paresthesia (Hallucinations (Catatonia (Dysarthria (Tardive dyskinesia (Vertigo (Irregular menses (Weight gain (4%)