Anticonvulsant

Indications: Lamotrigine is used alone or with other medications to prevent and control seizures. It may also be used to help prevent the extreme mood swings of bipolar disorder in adults.Lamotrigine is known as an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug. It is thought to work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. Side effects: Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, blurred / double vision, loss of coordination, shaking (tremor), nausea, vomiting…

Metabolism: The following section will discuss the ways in which the body metabolizes barbiturates, to be more precise, the pharmacokinetics of barbiturates. Pharmacokinetics refers to how the body absorbs, distributes, binds, localizes, stores and excretes a drug (Tripathi, 2013). Factors such as absorption, distribution, and metabolism are variables that determine the drugs onset of effect and duration (Meyer & Quenzer, 2013). Barbiturates come in the form of capsules or antiesthetic, and can…

ventricles or subdural hematoma are other option for decompression. As for medication, three different type of medications are administered osmotic diuretics, corticosteroids, and anticonvulsants. Diuretics are given to take out water from the brain tissue. Corticosteroids help in dealing head-injuries, and anticonvulsants are given to prevent…

Topiramate: Combating chronic diseases effectively. Topiramate, topamax, Anticonvulsant, treatment of epilepsy. Introduction: Topiramate is a medication used for the treatment of epilepsy and seizures. It is manufactured under the brand name of Topamax and is approved by United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Furthermore, it is seen that Topiramate, also known as an anticonvulsant, is used by the doctors for the treatment of migraines, bipolar disorder, addictions like alcoholism,…

significantly greater pain improvement with combination of agents. Therefore, I would order EP a low dose of a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)(eg. Milnacipran 100 mg daily) to be taken in the morning and a low dose of an anticonvulsant (eg, Pregabalin 300 or 450 mg daily) to be take in the evening (Goldenberg, 2017b). I will also provide education for EP on the disease process and the treatment plan including the adverse effect of long term…

Abstract This paper is about the different types barbiturates drug and the effect it has on a person. “Barbiturates were introduced in the early 1900s (for medical use) as sedatives, hypnotics, anesthetics, and anticonvulsants.” “These drugs cause depression or slowing down of the central nervous system – made of your brain and spinal cord.” (PAMF, 2015). Barbiturate drug acts as a central nervous system affecting the body to make you feel drowsy or temporary unconsciousness and was used as a…

How does the Ketosis Diet works? You have to change your eating habits here. Instead of eating more foods high in carbohydrates, you will have to replace these with foods high in fats. Ketosis Diet will utilize your fats into energy rather than using your glucose thus, filling you with foods high in fats. The vital idea of this diet is consuming more fatty foods less on carbohydrates and proteins and converting stored fats into energy. Ketosis is derived a substance that is formed once you get…

Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome The goal of this paper is to summarize and synthesize five research articles that are relevant to my PICOT question. My PICOT question is: In patients that are withdrawing from alcohol, what is the effect of benzodiazepines, compared to other drugs in the treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS)? The synthesis will include inconsistencies and contradictions in the literature that was reviewed. Lastly, I will provide preliminary conclusions on…

The question most adults ask is what does Psychotropic agents mean along with the different classes of medications and how the medications are classified. Psychotropic agents refer to different substances that effect the mind and are used to treat stress and can be used as a tranquillizer. Psychotropic agents have different classes of medication which include; the central nervous system stimulant, antidepressant, anxiolytic, antimanic and antipsychotic medications. In reference to how the…

from person to person. In most cases, the symptoms of a drug rash are gone within a few days of stopping the medicine. Your rash, including hives (urticaria), is most likely from the following medicines: Antibiotics or antimicrobials. Anticonvulsants or seizure medicines. Antihypertensives or…