OT Lets talk Queen (No, Not your Monarch)
- From: hopitus <hopitus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:15:25 -0800 (PST)
On Dec 19, 4:36 pm, "MatSav" <matthew | dot | savage | at | dsl | dot
| pipex | dot | com> wrote:
"Kyla `=^..^=`" <kylawater...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in messageLast time I was here you were saying you have autographed album with
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Thank you so much for all your good wishes, purrs, prayers.
You don't know how much they mean to me.
The anti-seizure medicine, Dilantin, is giving me some horrid
side effects,
but I have to take it,and I live in fear of another seizure...
I take the European equivalent of Dilantin - Phenytoin Sodium,
aka Epanutin. If you're getting side effects, talk to your
medical service provider. There are alternatives, not least of
which is the much older phenobarbitone (or other barbiturates),
and many other newer medications.
I have in front of me a Patient Information Leaflet for the drug.
It advises this:
<Quote>
Tell your doctor immediately if you experience any of the
following symptoms after taking this medicine. Although they are
very rare, these symptoms can be serious.
- Sudden wheeziness, difficulty in breathing, swelling of
eyelids, face or lips, rash or itching (especially affecting the
whole body)
- If you develop a severe skin rash that causes blistering.
(This can also affect the mouth and tongue). These may be signs
of a condition known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome, or toxic
epidermal necrolysis (TEN). YOUR DOCTOR WILL STOP YOUR TREATMENT
IN THESE CASES.
- If you notice bruising, fever, you are looking pale or you
have a severe sore throat. These may be the first signs of an
abnormality of the blood, including decreases in the number of
red cells, white celss, or platelets. Your doctor may take
regular blood samples to test for these effects.
- Skin rash and fever with swollen glands, particularly in the
first two months of treatment, as these may be signs of a
hypersensitivity reaction. If these are severe and you also
experience pain and inflammation of the joints this could be
related to a condition called systemic lupus erythematosus.
- If you experience confusion or have a severe mental illness,
as this may be a sign that you have high amounts of phenytoin in
your blood. On rare occasions, when the amount of phenytoin in
the blood remains high, irreversible brain injury has occurred.
Your doctor may test your blood to see how much phenytoin is in
the blood and may change your dose.
Other side effects that may occur are:
- Effects on your nervous system: unusual eye movements,
unsteadiness, difficulty in controlling movements, shaking,
abnormal or uncoordinated movements, slurred speech, confusion,
pins and needles or numbness, drowsiness, dizziness, vertigo,
sleeplessness, nervousness, twitching muscles, headaches.
- Effects on your skin: skin rash including measles-like
reactions which are mild.
- Effects on your stomach and intestines: feeling sick, being
sick, and constipation.
- Effects on your blood and lymph system: swelling of the lymph
glands.
- Effects on your liver and kidneys: inflammation of the kidneys
and liver, liver damage (seen as yellowing of the skin and whites
of the eye.)
- Effects on your reproductive system and breasts: (snipped, for
men only!)
- Effects on your hands, face and body: changes in the hands
with difficulty in straightening the fingers, changes in facial
features, enlarged lips or gums, increased or abnormal body or
facial hair
- Effects on medical tests: increased levels of blood sugar, or
decreased levels of blood calcium, folic acid and vitamin D. If
you also do not get enough vitamin D in your diet or from
exposure to sunlight, you may suffer from bone pain or fractures.
- Effects on your respiratory system: problems breathing,
inflammation of the lining of the lung.
- Effects on your immune system: problems with the body's
defence against infection, inflammation of the wall of the
arteries.
IF ANY OF THE SIDE EFFECTS GETS SERIOUS, OR IF YOU NOTICE ANY
SIDE EFFECTS NOT LISTED IN THIS LEAFLET, PLEASE TELL YOUR DOCTOR
OR PHARMACIST.
<end quote>
I do hope you're not suffering from any of the more serious
effects - but please heed the advice I have quoted above.
--
MatSav
signed of three band members, but not Freddie M. How in the world did
you get such a treasure//Middlesex is your hometown? My friend in FL,
Plastic Woman (don't ask) and I were Freddie's loyal groupies from
afar,
and when he left us all, she lived near me and we spent over a eeek
off
work (she is MRI tech) watching his tributes on tv, drinking,
snacking,
and singing my fave, "Fat-Bottomed Girles" over and over. Teh tributes
were many and we went back to work seriously hung over and aware
that a musical star had fallen forever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCAzFmHH_fA
God rest your soul, Freddie. *Get On your Bikes and Ride!*
There will never be another Freddie.
.
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