Posted by rod on August 7, 2003, at 7:27:58
In reply to Re: Anyone tried Rilutek or Sabril here? » Ame Sans Vie, posted by jay on August 6, 2003, at 21:19:31
> > > There are serious eye problems (Visual field defects) with Sabril. It affects 1/3 and is irreversible. Its definatley not a first line treatment...
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> > Oh, wow... I totally was not aware of that. No wonder it's not approved in the States. Thanks >for the warning!
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> Ya, you should see the warnings about this drug in it's monograph. I think it is listed at www.mentalhealth.com
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> Jay
Strange, at www.mentalhealth.com they do not really warn about this. But believe me, I have my information from a password protected drug monograph collection in central europe.You can avoid eye damage with regular (every few weeks) eye checks and if there is any early sign of damage, just stop the drug. I would never take this drug, unless I am a treatment resistant epileptic..
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