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[With Most Anti- Epilepsy Meds Can There Be A Effect To Where The Medication Can Counter ReAct Against Another Medication & You Not Know It? Please respond soon & Thank You DAVE from Kentucky
 
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Definitely

I'm sure there are plenty of AEDs that react with each otherThe reaction that applied to me is how tegretol (carbamazapine) & dilantin (phenytoin) increase how quickly the body eliminates Valproic acid (valproid, depakene)
I used to be on all 3 meds. years ago.
 
Dave
The best person to ask is your pharmacist. I have found that they know more about medications than neurologists.
 
I checked 2 of my medications. Keppra capsules and Neurontin. It said that there were no interactions for those 2 medicines. That is a handy website. Thank you Dutch Mom.
 
Listen to your body. If you are feeling different, then it most likely is a reaction.
A pharmacist would know the interaction between two meds, but your body knows how you personally are going to respond to them.
 
feast said:
Dave
The best person to ask is your pharmacist. I have found that they know more about medications than neurologists.
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Worth repeating.

Quick story...my friend went out with her husband who is a doctor (internist). She drank too much (she's a little stressed at the moment), came home and got very sick. Her husband found her on the floor in the bathroom. They found out that a medication she is on (not an anti seizure med) reacts strongly with alcohol.

I use the site that Dutch Mom posted all the time, especially after I switch medications, even if I take an over the counter pill--one can never be too safe.
 
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