Jess has been rx'd compazine, to be taken with aleve and caffeine, because she has been battling migraines every day for over 2 weeks. Her neuro rx'd them. She is to take this every hours even if she is not sick to her stomach or her head feels better. The headache is here every day but will go away for a few hours at a time every couple of days.
In looking up info on compazine I think this doctor is out of his mind. Jessie has this tremor, whatever they think the cause is, and one of the big things to lookout for with compazine is tardive dyskinesia - a movement disorder!!!!!
I know that they say compazine is not likely to have this side effect unless the dose is over 20 mg or taken for more than 12 weeks. She is at 10 mg and on her 2nd week.
I am just concerned. Surely there were other options. He may have chosen this one because it can help with anxiety, but everything I have read says it is not a good choice of treatment for anxiety.
Am I concerned for nothing? Should I take the "wait and see" stance, or call and insist the doctor change the medication (it takes at least 3 days to get a response and a medication called in to the pharmacy. They say it will be 24 hours - they don't say the nurse takes 24 hours, the doctor takes 24 hours to get back to her, then the nurse takes 24 hours to call you back. (So far this is incredibly frustrating!)
Thanks for any insight on this. I guess moms always find stuff to worry about.
In looking up info on compazine I think this doctor is out of his mind. Jessie has this tremor, whatever they think the cause is, and one of the big things to lookout for with compazine is tardive dyskinesia - a movement disorder!!!!!
I know that they say compazine is not likely to have this side effect unless the dose is over 20 mg or taken for more than 12 weeks. She is at 10 mg and on her 2nd week.
I am just concerned. Surely there were other options. He may have chosen this one because it can help with anxiety, but everything I have read says it is not a good choice of treatment for anxiety.
Am I concerned for nothing? Should I take the "wait and see" stance, or call and insist the doctor change the medication (it takes at least 3 days to get a response and a medication called in to the pharmacy. They say it will be 24 hours - they don't say the nurse takes 24 hours, the doctor takes 24 hours to get back to her, then the nurse takes 24 hours to call you back. (So far this is incredibly frustrating!)
Thanks for any insight on this. I guess moms always find stuff to worry about.