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How To Lower Seizures For Patient With History Of Meth Drug Usage ?

hi my dad has a back ground of 20 plus years of meth usage and has only but a year ago quit but for the last 3 years he has seizures that end in violent rages and the doctors dont know where they are steming from. the meds that they are trying are not helping i should also add that he has hep b & c. What should i do to help with the lowering of the seizures? Should i tell the doctors of his intervenious drug usage with meth?
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC.
GOING BY YOUR HISTORY I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT ITS MANDATE TO TELL YOUR DOCTORS ABOUT THE "METHAMPHETAMINE' DRUG USUAGE AND ITS SUBSEQUENT QUITTING.STOPPING METH IS ASSOCIATED WITH WITHDRAWAL REACTIONS.THESE REACTIONS CAN RANGE FROM CONFUSION,IRRITATION,SEIZURES,CARDIOVASCULAR DISTURBANCES,INSOMNIA,STUPOR AND FINALLY COMA.THE SEIZURES IN YOUR FATHERS CASE COULD BE EITHER BECAUSE OF DRUG WITHDRAWAL REACTIONS OR PRESENCE OF AN NEW UNDIAGNOSED 'EPILEPTIC/SEIZURE FOCUS" IN THE BRAIN .TO VERIFY THIS 2 INVESTIGATIONS ARE NEEDED...1.EEG-ELECTROENCHEPHALOGRAM WITH INTERICTAL RECORDING.
2.NON CONTRAST COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY-NCCT OF BRAIN.THIS COMBINATION OF TESTS CAN ACCURATELY HELP TO LOCATE SEIZURE FOCUS.ALSO SERUM ELECTROLYTES ,SERUM METH LEVELS WILL BE USE IN GUIDING TREATMENT PROTOCOL.DRUGS THAT CAN BE USED IN YOUR DAD'S CASE ARE DIAZEPAM,LORAZEPAM,SEMISODIUM VALPROATE,LAMOTRIGENE,CARBAMAZAPEINE,CORRECTING ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES.CONSULT AN EXPERT NEUROLOGIST TO HELP YOU FURTHER BY EXPERT MANAGEMENT.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
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How To Lower Seizures For Patient With History Of Meth Drug Usage ?

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC. GOING BY YOUR HISTORY I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT ITS MANDATE TO TELL YOUR DOCTORS ABOUT THE METHAMPHETAMINE DRUG USUAGE AND ITS SUBSEQUENT QUITTING.STOPPING METH IS ASSOCIATED WITH WITHDRAWAL REACTIONS.THESE REACTIONS CAN RANGE FROM CONFUSION,IRRITATION,SEIZURES,CARDIOVASCULAR DISTURBANCES,INSOMNIA,STUPOR AND FINALLY COMA.THE SEIZURES IN YOUR FATHERS CASE COULD BE EITHER BECAUSE OF DRUG WITHDRAWAL REACTIONS OR PRESENCE OF AN NEW UNDIAGNOSED EPILEPTIC/SEIZURE FOCUS IN THE BRAIN .TO VERIFY THIS 2 INVESTIGATIONS ARE NEEDED...1.EEG-ELECTROENCHEPHALOGRAM WITH INTERICTAL RECORDING. 2.NON CONTRAST COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY-NCCT OF BRAIN.THIS COMBINATION OF TESTS CAN ACCURATELY HELP TO LOCATE SEIZURE FOCUS.ALSO SERUM ELECTROLYTES ,SERUM METH LEVELS WILL BE USE IN GUIDING TREATMENT PROTOCOL.DRUGS THAT CAN BE USED IN YOUR DAD S CASE ARE DIAZEPAM,LORAZEPAM,SEMISODIUM VALPROATE,LAMOTRIGENE,CARBAMAZAPEINE,CORRECTING ELECTROLYTE ABNORMALITIES.CONSULT AN EXPERT NEUROLOGIST TO HELP YOU FURTHER BY EXPERT MANAGEMENT. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.