Anticonvulsants, Succinimide : Before Using

Anticonvulsants, Succinimide - Systemic

Anticonvulsants, Succinimide *** 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 succinimide 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

Although succinimide anticonvulsants have not been shown to cause problems, there have been unproven reports of increased birth defects associated with the use of other anticonvulsant medication.

Breast-feeding problem

Ethosuximide passes into breast milk. It is not known whether methsuximide passes into breast milk. However, these medication have not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Succinimide anticonvulsants are not expected to cause various side effects or problems in child than they do in adults.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing use of succinimide anticonvulsants in the elderly to use in other age groups, they are not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than they do in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two 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 succinimide anticonvulsants, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Central nervous system - CNS depressants - medication that cause drowsiness Using these medication together may increase CNS depressant effects

Haloperidol - Haldol A change in the pattern andthe frequency of seizures may occur; the dose of either drug may need to be changed

Other Information for using

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

Blood disease
Intermittent porphyria
Kidney disease - severe
Liver disease Succinimide anticonvulsants may make the condition worse