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Does Taking Fresium For Fits Cause Any Side Effect ?
My son is 3 year OLD child.My son attempted fits(Mild) twice.So docters adviced that in future if he gets fever immediately we need to gice fresium 5 mg (Hal tablet in morning & remaing half in night even it s 99 Farenheat.whether it s advicable,can we give only on night times that to only half tablet.will there be any side effect if we give only in night times
Thu, 26 Dec 2013
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Welcome to the HCM,
Your child is probably having seizures because of fever (febrile convulsions). Usually they stop occurring after the age 5 to 8 years and they do not cause much deleterious sequalae.
It requires to be control the fever efficiently either by vigorous or proper effective dose of antpyretics like paracetamol etc.
If the febrile seizures are recurrent then the child should be investigated to rule out any pathology in the brain and accordingly to be treated with anticonvulsant medicine if indicated.
Frisium is usually indicated with proven cases of epilepsy.
Ocassionally it can be used for prevention of febrile convulsions by the frisium if the convulsions are quite frequent.
Side effects are not much worrisome except the drowsiness.
Hope the query is answered.
Thanks
Welcome to the HCM,
Your child is probably having seizures because of fever (febrile convulsions). Usually they stop occurring after the age 5 to 8 years and they do not cause much deleterious sequalae.
It requires to be control the fever efficiently either by vigorous or proper effective dose of antpyretics like paracetamol etc.
If the febrile seizures are recurrent then the child should be investigated to rule out any pathology in the brain and accordingly to be treated with anticonvulsant medicine if indicated.
Frisium is usually indicated with proven cases of epilepsy.
Ocassionally it can be used for prevention of febrile convulsions by the frisium if the convulsions are quite frequent.
Side effects are not much worrisome except the drowsiness.
Hope the query is answered.
Thanks
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