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Would you wear a patch on you skin if it continuously released AEDs?
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It would be interesting, but I do have some questions
about it such as:
- Will it be waterproof?
- Does it have to be in one specific location continually? (This might post a risk for prolonged period of time)
- Will you be able to move it around to various parts of your body? (Reducing your risk of single spot/location for the same reason as above question)
- Will the patch(es) be identified specifically?
- With this patch or patches - will they be 24 hour or 6 hour? 2-3 day? One week?
- Will they be safer and cheaper or costly?
- How much would go into the blood stream into the brain and not into the vital organs? (Medicine that goes to waste and not into the brain as the pills currently do at the present state)
- If they are more effective in reaching to the brain than into the body's organs, would this mean we would have lower titration (dosage) of AED or AEDS than we are presently on?
I could go on and on with a lot of questions, but
there's a start to ponder about right there!
onder:
Yeah, this was a great point. I'd get that implant if it worked! It'd be a great alternative to carrying pills all day.If we must think alternative to pills , think BIG !!!! why a skin patch? i'd find it just as tiresome. i don't mind getting an implant in my arm or maybe something like a brain implant that stops seizures as soon as it detects abnormal activity. kind of like the artificial pancreas they're trying out in diabetics. it releases insulin based on your sugar levels.