Anticonvulsants, Dione : Before Using

Anticonvulsants, Dione - Systemic

Anticonvulsants, Dione *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For dione anticonvulsants, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to anticonvulsant medication. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

There have been reports of increased birth defects when dione anticonvulsants were using during pregnancy. The use of an effective method of birth control is recommended during treat with dione anticonvulsants. Be sure you have discussed this with your family doctor before taking this drug. Dione anticonvulsants may also cause a bleeding problem in the mother during delivery and in the newborn. Doctors can help prevent this by giving vitamin K to the mother before and during delivery and to the baby immediately after birth.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether this drug passes into breast milk. However, dione anticonvulsants may have serious unwanted effects, and breast-feeding is not recommended.

Use for Children

Although there is no special info comparing use of dione anticonvulsants in child with use in other age groups, these medication are not expected to cause various side effects or problems in children than they do in adults.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested in a very small number of elderly people. Dione anticonvulsants are removed from the body more slowly in elderly people than in younger people. Higher blood levels of the drug may occur, which may increase the risk of unwanted effects. Your family doctor may give you a various dose than a younger person would receive.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases 2 various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking dione anticonvulsants, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Central nervous system - CNS depressants - drug that causes drowsiness
Tricyclic antidepressants - drug for depression Using these medication together may increase the CNS depressant effects

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of the dione anticonvulsants. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Blood disease
Diseases of the eye or optic nerve
Kidney disease
Liver disease Dione anticonvulsants may make the condition worse. Liver disease may cause higher blood levels of this drug, which may increase the risk of side effects

Porphyria Trimethadione may make the condition worse