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Bystolic - Blood pressure?
Question posted by deb741 on 21 Apr 2012 • 1 answer
Related support groups: bystolic, doctor, medicine, blood pressure, high blood pressure, hypertension
Roxy Poxy's answer: While I am not on this BP med I recently switched one BP med for another and was told it would take up to 2 weeks to see a change. I would think this would be common for rmost. Drs usually check PB again in about a month but if you have major ...
What is good anti convulsunt tab to use in emergency epilepsy(quickly acting tab)?
Question posted by meharnice... on 13 Apr 2012 • 2 answers
Related support groups: epilepsy
Roxy Poxy's comment: Sorry for the typo. Ativan is sublingual and taken under the tongue as a tablet or can be injected. My daughter and other epileptics she knows (being treated by different neurologists) have been given this both in hospital and by prescription to ...
Can bisoprolol fumerate cause complete hair loss?
Question posted by scampy789 on 6 Jan 2010 • 3 answers
Related support groups: bisoprolol, high blood pressure
Roxy Poxy's comment: I have been taking Bisoprlol for 4 years. It controlled the blood pressure well but my hair has gotten very thin. I am switching meds now and Drs have discovered my B12 is very low. This can also cause hair loss. I don't know if the meds prevented ...
Anyone else having problems finding tegretol?
Question posted by Brumeiser on 15 Apr 2012 • 2 answers
Related support groups: tegretol, generic
Roxy Poxy's answer: Not sure where you are located. We still get the brand name tegretol here in Alberta, Canada. Don't know for how much longer though as it has to be cost effective for drug companies. When the generic came out we found a slight increase in seizures ...
What all causes seizures? I'm not epileptic, had 1 a month ago still dnt know cause?
Question posted by mrsconner... on 12 Apr 2012 • 2 answers
Related support groups: seizures
Roxy Poxy's response: As Pledge mentioned there are numerous causes for seizures - sometimes the cause is not found. In addition to what Pledge told you, high fevers - especially in children- over medication, flashing lights like strobe lights,or as in the case of some ...
What is good anti convulsunt tab to use in emergency epilepsy(quickly acting tab)?
Question posted by meharnice... on 13 Apr 2012 • 2 answers
Related support groups: epilepsy
Roxy Poxy's answer: Ativan is subliminal- put under tongue and dissloves and gets into the blood system quickly - less embrassing for the patient than a suppository but perhaps not quite as effective. Also the patient must be able to put the pill under his/her tongue ...
Depakene - Hi, My 5 year old son was just dx with absence seizures. What development problems can?
Question posted by cencerned... on 9 Feb 2012 • 1 answer
Related support groups: depakene, seizures
Roxy Poxy's response: Seizures can change. His seizures may increase in number or severity and even to generalized seizures or they may disappear. Often children can outgrow this but unfortunately not always. There are many very intelligent people with epilepsy but ...
Seizures - what are the symptons of a seizure from cerbal palsey she's had it since birth 30 yrs and
Question posted by julnderek on 17 Feb 2012 • 1 answer
Related support groups: seizures
Roxy Poxy's answer: Hi Seizures are related to epilepsy. Cebral Palsey and epilepsy can both occur in someone who had a difficult birth and oxygen deprevation but they do not always go hand in hand. One can have one disorder without the other. I have a 30 yr old ...
Seizures - How many people have had the NVS (Vagal Nerve Stemulator) implanted to date? I had mine?
Question posted by angel328 on 2 Dec 2011 • 1 answer
Related support groups: seizures
Roxy Poxy's answer: Seems not many people has responded to questions about vagal nerve stimulators. We have been asking too. My daughter is considering this option but we have found no one who wants to discuss them. We have heard they are only 50% successful at ...
Depo-Sub Q Provera - diagnose with endomethrial hyperplasia with atypia and was prescribed to take?
Question posted by dyoanne on 29 Nov 2011 • 1 answer
Related support groups: provera, bleeding disorder, cramp
Roxy Poxy's response: Hi, This seems to be quite an injection. I personally have concerns about it. I have heard of a lot of people having trouble with it especially if they are given the generic brand. Some wonder if the bleeding will ever stop. My daughter, who has ...