autistic son , with seizures ! Dilantin vs Tripling ? Posted: 07-28-07 21:41pm
I have a son who is autistic, and has had
several seizures! They told us it was a
grandmal one? My question is this! They
have him on Dilantin and want to switch
him to tripling! Is there a risk that
both meds will act to increase any side
effects? or can they counter each other
and not work at all! I'm new to seizures
this is the first of four children we have
ever encountered this with! Any help will
be grateful! Thank you!
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specialmomx2
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Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 29
Posted: 08-02-07 18:35pm
They want to switch him to Trileptal from
Dilantin? Overall, I would say to do your
research and if you don't see any big
issues, to give it a try.
Trileptal is a newer med with fewer
side-effects, althogh it can make you very
very tired. It can also help with
moodiness, which can effect a lot of
Auties (I have an Autie son).
I have been on both medications. I had to
come off of both. I would have stayed on
Trileptal, but I got the very rare blood
sodium problem.
Dilantin however, gave me joint pain and
liver damage. It is a very old med and
can have some pretty horrible side
effects.
They may have himon both for awhile while
they titrate one up and he other one down
(neither med shoudl be started or stopped
abruptly). This is nomal. Just keep a
close eye on your son during the
transition and if he is verbal, tell him
to let you know if he feels pain, sick or
faint.
I hope this helps and good luck.
-Paula
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Yanceyam
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 2
Autistic Son With Seizures Posted: 08-12-07 23:03pm
Have you asked your doctor to do any
genetics testing? There is a specific type
of autism that is related to tubular
sclerosis. These genetic tests can tell if
this is the type your child has. If it is
then the autism is caused by benign tumors
in the brain and it requires an entire
different type of treatment. If I were
you I would look up autism.org websites
and read about the symptoms and tell your
doctor about any family that may have had
these symptoms. Its important to find out
what is causing the problem so it is dealt
with correctly.
