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What Causes Mild Seizures While On Levocarb?
Question: my husband is on levocarb 25m.g one tablet every 8 hours . he is experiencing small what we believe might be seizures , uncomfortable feeling in his head especially around the eyes and that is followed by blurred vision lasting several seconds to longer at times . also says he has the sound of a motor humming in his head .this usually follows shortly after he took his pill . he is also on many other meds . he is a 77 years old
Brief Answer:
What other medications is he on?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these symptoms that your husband experiences shortly after taking his levocarb. If this happens all the times, then there is a reason to get worried as it could be a possible reaction or side effect from the drug. Has he ever reported similar symptoms without taking this drug or is it always associated with the intake of this drug?
If this drug is highly indexed, we may create a 24-72hours therapeutic window during which he doesn't take the drug. Should this reaction subside, we would for sure say it is the drug and talk to his doctor about what other options are there to correct this. However, if the reactions should continue during this period, we would need to probe further into the other medications or look for other possible disease conditions.
For now, let us create the therapeutic window and work from there to see where this takes us to. Please, update me with what the findings are during this time.
I hope this helps.I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and please feel free to ask for more information and clarification should need be.
What other medications is he on?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these symptoms that your husband experiences shortly after taking his levocarb. If this happens all the times, then there is a reason to get worried as it could be a possible reaction or side effect from the drug. Has he ever reported similar symptoms without taking this drug or is it always associated with the intake of this drug?
If this drug is highly indexed, we may create a 24-72hours therapeutic window during which he doesn't take the drug. Should this reaction subside, we would for sure say it is the drug and talk to his doctor about what other options are there to correct this. However, if the reactions should continue during this period, we would need to probe further into the other medications or look for other possible disease conditions.
For now, let us create the therapeutic window and work from there to see where this takes us to. Please, update me with what the findings are during this time.
I hope this helps.I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and please feel free to ask for more information and clarification should need be.
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