im really sorry to post here again, its just that this has been bugging me recently and i cant really find anything out on the net about it and when i asked my docter he said that i didnt need to worry about it at all...i asked him what the side effects of my medication is, the medication i am on is sodium valproate, i take...well...i used to take (coz i stopped myself taking them...) 200mg tablets and i take 4 in the morning and 4 before i go to bed..., and he told me the only side effect that i should worry about is that it may make me put on weight which upset me ALOT because im already overweight but there has to be more side effects...hasnt there?
I'm 20 now but i have been taking them since i was 3...
i mean, when i looked on the net, i did see some side effects listed, but when i asked the docter about them he said that they wasnt side effects and that i shouldnt take any notice of them, but one of the side effects that i saw on the net is really bugging me...actually, its bugging me to the point where i have slowly stopped taking the medication...so i just wanna know if anyone knows like, for sure, what the side effects could be?
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How long were you on it for and what side effects did you get? It's just if you were on it for a while and you didn't get any side effects then you don't need to worry about them. You only need to worry about the ones you get. Most of the side effects listed only a very small number of the people taking them get.
You really should stay on them and not stop (I never read that you'd been on them for that long, sorry). If you are planning on stopping any long term medication you should really talk to a doctor before there is any change. What side effect is it you're worried about?
Without you actually saying what the side effects you are worried about, its hard to really give you an answer. The fact that you found that it may cause weight gain somewhere on the internet does not mean that you are going to get that. Especially since you have been taking it for so long, the likelihood that it is causing side effects now is slim.
However, if you haven't told your doctor that you have stopped taking the medication you need to call them ASAP and tell them. Especially if you are taking it for seizures.
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k sorry...i am epileptic and i admit that since i have stopped taking it i have been getting really dizzy and having more fits, but the thing that i read on the net is that the medication i am on can have a side effect that means i wont ever be able to have children...i dunno why and i dunno what the medication does to cause that but its really getting to me and the thought of it triggers me really badly...i just wanted to know if thats true or not...because i dont think theres a way to check for that...and coz i have been on the meds for so long already i was thinking that there must be so much damage already to my body...so i just stopped taking them...
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You need to talk to your doctor right away, before you have a full blown seizure, or end up in the hospital. Even if you are worried about side effects you should never stop medication like this without talking to your doctor first. IF you don't like what your doctor says, you should get a second opinion, not stop the medication.
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way,
The beauty in life, where's it gone?
And somebody told me you were doing okay,
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Crikey. I was very confused there for a moment, I was on Sodium Valproate until recently but as a mood stabiliser (which is why I was thrown from you taking it from 3 years old, I forgot it was predominantly for siezures).
Ok, this is me being honest.
I came off it because off it because of weight gain.
I was on 600mg a day for about six months but the reason I came off it is because I am also on Effexor and Seroquel which both have the quite strong effect of weight gain.
So what I am going to tell you is that when I came off it, I had to come off so so slowly and although I lost a bit of weight what I found happened more was that it became easier for me to tone etc.
It really is not worth coming off them, on SV alone you can manage any weight gain that you may or may not experience. Controlling your siezures is so much more important. I took up ice-skating to help counterbalance my meds and even going once a week for an hour it has really helped. Please listen to Kim and Aidey, your meds are important.
ok, im not gonna go to my docter again because i called to make an appointment last week and he told me he cant see me for another 3 months, and im not gonna wait around for him so i'll just do what feels right. sometimes i have really bad dizzy spells, like, where i forget where i am, and i forget the people around me, like my mum can be sitting right next to me but when i have a dizzy spell i forget who she is...its kinda scarey...but if i feel like something like that is going to happen again then i'll take the meds i guess.
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RIP Ryuzaki. <3 ★☆
Are these after coming off/ reducing the medication. If so GET TO THE DOCTORS/ WALK-IN CENTRE/ A&E? These can be symptoms of epilepsy and as you have come off epilepsy drugs you need to go back on them. If you are worried about the side effects they can maybe switch you onto a different drug.
If it was whilst you were on the drugs you should also talk to your doctor about it. It is unlikely to be the drugs causing the problem as you'd been on them for so long and tests can be carried out to find the cause such as scans and brain wave tests (EEGs) which you may have had before as well as stuff like blood tests to find another reason such as liver/kidney damage/ abnormal electrolyte levels. You're also better staying on Epilepsy meds and if you have had problems with the Sodium Valproate they can switch you onto others but that would need to be discussed with a doctor.
You really could do with seeing a GP ASAP about going back on the tablets. This can either be your usual one (and if you need to you can get an appointment in less that 3months especially for something like this, he may have just meant it was that long to normally review your tablets.) or you can go to a different GP. Ask to see a doctor under a temporary register, they'll see you and then send your notes on to your normal practice. However, it is always better to go to your usual practice as these have all your old notes.
Another idea is have you got a Neurologist? If you have you could get in touch with them- you can phone up the hospital and ask to speak to their secretary, and see what they think but you really need to talk to someone STRAIGHT AWAY with things like that. It really isn't worth waiting because it is likely just to worsen especially having come off your medication.
In addition, now that you have come off the medication, you need to speak with a doctor about how to go back on it. Don't just start taking your full dose again, there may be a certain way you need to start taking it again.
Well it breaks my heart to see you this way,
The beauty in life, where's it gone?
And somebody told me you were doing okay,
Somehow I guess they were wrong.
but there has to be more side effects...hasnt there?
