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brightrosefox) wrote2006-08-23 09:19 pm
brightrosefox) wrote2006-08-23 09:19 pm
eat me
I think I've figured it out.
It has been... bugging me, for the past, oh, three or four days. It's not apparent, but to me, a thing, small thing, a feeling. Gut feeling literally. Some people have reported this: a... side effect. I do not know. But. But. Oddly enough, I am okay. It's not... it's not hurting me. Really. But it is something to consider, yes.
So...
Dear Trileptal,
Please give me back the rest of my appetite.
I would like to finish this pizza burrito without feeling my throat start to close and my stomach start to clench.
Thank you.
Love, Jo.
PS:
Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Trileptal.
More common side effects may include:
Abdominal pain, abnormal gait, anxiety, back pain, bruising, chest infection, confusion, constipation, convulsions, cough, diarrhea, dizziness, double vision, emotional instability, falling down, fatigue, headache, involuntary eye movement, loss of appetite, long-term memory loss, muscle incoordination, nausea, nervousness, nosebleed, pain, poor coordination, rash, runny nose, sinus inflammation, sleepiness, sleeplessness, sore throat, stomach upset, sweating, taste disorder, tremor, upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection, vertigo, viral infection, vision disorder, vomiting, weakness
Less common side effects may include:
Abnormal feeling, abnormal thinking, acne, agitation, allergy, bronchitis, chest pain, decreased sensitivity, dry mouth, earache, ear infection, fever, fluid retention, frequent urination, head injury, hot flushes, impaired concentration, increased sweating, infection, involuntary muscle contraction, low blood pressure, movement disturbances, muscle pain or weakness, pneumonia, poor eye coordination, rectal bleeding, red or purple spots on the skin, sore throat, speech disorder, sprains and strains, stomach inflammation, swollen legs, thirst, toothache, vaginal inflammation, weight increase
HOWEVER: Something I will not forget is what the EEG tech, Woody, told me, when he was hooking me up to the electrodes back in January. He was one of the people who monitored patients taking the first version of a new drug, you know, before the drug goes on the market commercially. He told me point blank, "Honey, don't worry about all those listed side effects. Those are just things that patients record while they are taking the drug, and those reactions may not even relate to the drug. Someone might have a sinus infection, or a fever, or the flu, even without the drug. But the drug might not cause all the possible side effects."
That did make me feel... somewhat better.
It has been... bugging me, for the past, oh, three or four days. It's not apparent, but to me, a thing, small thing, a feeling. Gut feeling literally. Some people have reported this: a... side effect. I do not know. But. But. Oddly enough, I am okay. It's not... it's not hurting me. Really. But it is something to consider, yes.
So...
Dear Trileptal,
Please give me back the rest of my appetite.
I would like to finish this pizza burrito without feeling my throat start to close and my stomach start to clench.
Thank you.
Love, Jo.
PS:
Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Trileptal.
More common side effects may include:
Abdominal pain, abnormal gait, anxiety, back pain, bruising, chest infection, confusion, constipation, convulsions, cough, diarrhea, dizziness, double vision, emotional instability, falling down, fatigue, headache, involuntary eye movement, loss of appetite, long-term memory loss, muscle incoordination, nausea, nervousness, nosebleed, pain, poor coordination, rash, runny nose, sinus inflammation, sleepiness, sleeplessness, sore throat, stomach upset, sweating, taste disorder, tremor, upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection, vertigo, viral infection, vision disorder, vomiting, weakness
Less common side effects may include:
Abnormal feeling, abnormal thinking, acne, agitation, allergy, bronchitis, chest pain, decreased sensitivity, dry mouth, earache, ear infection, fever, fluid retention, frequent urination, head injury, hot flushes, impaired concentration, increased sweating, infection, involuntary muscle contraction, low blood pressure, movement disturbances, muscle pain or weakness, pneumonia, poor eye coordination, rectal bleeding, red or purple spots on the skin, sore throat, speech disorder, sprains and strains, stomach inflammation, swollen legs, thirst, toothache, vaginal inflammation, weight increase
HOWEVER: Something I will not forget is what the EEG tech, Woody, told me, when he was hooking me up to the electrodes back in January. He was one of the people who monitored patients taking the first version of a new drug, you know, before the drug goes on the market commercially. He told me point blank, "Honey, don't worry about all those listed side effects. Those are just things that patients record while they are taking the drug, and those reactions may not even relate to the drug. Someone might have a sinus infection, or a fever, or the flu, even without the drug. But the drug might not cause all the possible side effects."
That did make me feel... somewhat better.