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What Causes Sleeplessness And Severe Headache In A TB Patient?

hi,

I am writing to u from Sanjose,California. My mother stays in India and has been recently diagnosed TB. She is on ATK4 medicine as of now for 6 months.

She is getting severe headache and not able to sleep properly due to this problem.

Please guide
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Well come to HCM
I can under stand your worry some time the side effects of anti-tubercular drug could cause such symptoms and this can be treated accordingly and this would come around once she becomes use to the drugs in my opinion for insomnia she can be tried Tab Alprazolam 0.25 at bed time, hope this information helps.
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What Causes Sleeplessness And Severe Headache In A TB Patient?

HI Well come to HCM I can under stand your worry some time the side effects of anti-tubercular drug could cause such symptoms and this can be treated accordingly and this would come around once she becomes use to the drugs in my opinion for insomnia she can be tried Tab Alprazolam 0.25 at bed time, hope this information helps.