Change from keppra to depakote.
Will help with impulse control and
Less adverse effects on mood
AEDs that may cause hyponatremia
- Carbamazepine
- Depakote
- Lamictal
- BUT NOT keppra
Tag: medication side effect
Thrombocytopenia
Medication classes associated with medication-induced thrombocytopenia include anti-seizure medications, antibiotics, NSAIDs, and antihypertensive agents.
Calcium channel blockers
Dihydropyridines like amlodipine and nifedipine do not cause bradycardia.
Verapamil and diltiazem do cause AV blockade.
Nitrofurantoin and lung disease
Nitrofurantoin prophylaxis can, uncommonly, cause interstitial lung disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), alveolar hemorrhage, and bronchiolitis obliterans.
More commonly, it is associated with an acute syndrome of hypersensitive lung disease that starts less than a month after initiation of therapy, and a more chronic syndrome characterized by alveolitis or fibrosis.
Schizophrenia and heart disease
Accelerated heart disease (2-3 times higher) is the most common cause of death in patients with schizophrenia.
ESBL UTI
PO choice – fosfomycin if sensitive.
Carbapenem can increase seizure threshold in patients on valprioic acid.