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My first day of work next week and I'm freaking out
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 667303" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>If your daughter is on Trileptal, make certain her sodium levels are monitored.</p><p></p><p>My psychiatrist was lax about that, and I found out the hard way that Trileptal can cause dangerously low sodium levels.</p><p></p><p>I was lucky that my PCP found it on routine bloodwork when I was just having some odd neurological symptoms and before brain swelling set in. I still take Trileptal, but at a much reduced dose, and my sodium levels are closely watched.</p><p></p><p>In many cases, even with a drug known to carry the risk of being "rough" on an organ system, it make take years for symptoms of problems to occur.</p><p></p><p>For example; I was on Depakote for many years. Depakote can be hard on the liver. My liver function was monitored every 3 months. When my blood work showed a slight increase in liver enzymes, i was switched to Trileptal, which I also did well on for several years before my sodium whacked out.</p><p></p><p>The moral of the story is that ALL of these medications have side effects. It is the responsiblity of the doctor and patient to be informed and to make sure they are monitored.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 667303, member: 1963"] If your daughter is on Trileptal, make certain her sodium levels are monitored. My psychiatrist was lax about that, and I found out the hard way that Trileptal can cause dangerously low sodium levels. I was lucky that my PCP found it on routine bloodwork when I was just having some odd neurological symptoms and before brain swelling set in. I still take Trileptal, but at a much reduced dose, and my sodium levels are closely watched. In many cases, even with a drug known to carry the risk of being "rough" on an organ system, it make take years for symptoms of problems to occur. For example; I was on Depakote for many years. Depakote can be hard on the liver. My liver function was monitored every 3 months. When my blood work showed a slight increase in liver enzymes, i was switched to Trileptal, which I also did well on for several years before my sodium whacked out. The moral of the story is that ALL of these medications have side effects. It is the responsiblity of the doctor and patient to be informed and to make sure they are monitored. [/QUOTE]
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