Posted by Kookiecola on June 14, 2003, at 14:58:15
In reply to Re: Has Anyone Else Had This Problem?, posted by avid abulia on June 14, 2003, at 12:16:35
> um, no, actually, by saying a place no one should be bleeding from that doesn`t give it away, to me anyway... i am thinking ears or eyes (EMT experience and all) have you had a recent head injury? how often are you taking imitrex, and how certain is the dx of pseudo tumour cerebri? as imitrex is a powerful vasoconstrictor it can cause some hemorraeging from any blood vessel you can think of.
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> some AEDs can cause blood thinning (i have the blood clotting time of a haemophiliac on aspirin--well, not *that* bad, but... ) in particular phenytoin can cause bone marrow suppression leading to blood thinning and lamictal can interfere with prostaglandin action in the platelets because it is a p/q- and n- type calcium channel blocker.
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> ~AAThank you for the response. This isn't bleeding from the eyes or ears...think further down and to the back.
No, I haven't had any head injuries. I've been diagnosed with epilepsy since I was 9 years old and was diagnosed with pseudo tumor cerebri 7 years ago. I have the severe headaches that are associated with that...some where I go blind for periods of time...some where I can't feel my arms and legs, I can't walk, etc.
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