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Do Seizure Medications Worsen Liver And Kidney Functions?
A neurologist told me that is certain seizure medications taken for thousand of this medication is considered a 1000 milligram overdose of this particular medication which I was taking due to too many seizures how can this mess with the liver or kidney
Wed, 1 Jun 2022
Hi,
Incomplete data like age, gender, seizure types diagnosed and the prescribed seizure medicines, any other medications or herbs not mentioned. Of the anti-seizure medications which are commonly prescribed, levetiracetam is known to cause acute kidney injury in patients with a seizure disorder especially when used in larger doses as in your case.
Moreover the prolonged seizure activity can result in rhabdomyolysis (muscle injury) which may also contribute to ongoing kidney injury. Your doctor should monitor the kidney functions closely and if you develop any signs of kidney damage, the levetiracetam should be stopped immediately and an alternate effective but a safer anti seizure medications should be prescribed accordingly.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
Incomplete data like age, gender, seizure types diagnosed and the prescribed seizure medicines, any other medications or herbs not mentioned. Of the anti-seizure medications which are commonly prescribed, levetiracetam is known to cause acute kidney injury in patients with a seizure disorder especially when used in larger doses as in your case.
Moreover the prolonged seizure activity can result in rhabdomyolysis (muscle injury) which may also contribute to ongoing kidney injury. Your doctor should monitor the kidney functions closely and if you develop any signs of kidney damage, the levetiracetam should be stopped immediately and an alternate effective but a safer anti seizure medications should be prescribed accordingly.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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Hi,
If we take any medicine in excess of it's daily dose, it surely hurt or damage our body organ majorly liver and kidney because they detoxify the drug but if it is in excess they can't properly detoxify it, this will lead to organ damage primarily liver and kidney.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Yakub Ali, Internal Medicine Specialist
If we take any medicine in excess of it's daily dose, it surely hurt or damage our body organ majorly liver and kidney because they detoxify the drug but if it is in excess they can't properly detoxify it, this will lead to organ damage primarily liver and kidney.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Yakub Ali, Internal Medicine Specialist
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