khmayson at freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
: JLCCJC (jlccjc at aol.com) wrote:
: : My husband was just diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia and was wondering
: : if anyone out there has any experience with this. We know so little right
: Tegretol usually takes 5-6 days to reach a steady state in the blood
: stream. Alternately can take up to 1 week to clear the body after last
: dosage. Teg is one of the first line drugs used w/Trigeminal neurlagia, I
: If he is on it long term - Liver function tests, CBC and platelet cts are
: in order as well as a trough (before dose - ie 12hrs) Teg level. Klonopin
: is another option which works well. Same monitoring applies except drug
: level. Teg is also used in severe shingles outbreaks as well.
: The resident 'anticonvulsant" database due to child's seizure disorder
: (he has trialed most all!) Cheers Kim Mayson
: P.S. Cherly ...Yes I am up at 1:00 am - but went to bed at 4pm! Just eating
: and then back to my comfy bed!
Excuse the P.S. people - @1:00 thought I was in the MS list! (otherwise
known as Multiple Screw Loose group. Have a good one!) Kmayson
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khmayson at freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
