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Primidone Information

Primidone is a popular medicine that is generally prescribed to patients who are suffering from seizures (it helps control them). We do not know for sure how this medicine achieves this purpose. It is thought that this drug’s ingredients are able to alter some brain chemical impulses that are known to trigger seizures.

Primidone Indications

Primidone is a well known drug that is generally prescribed to patients who are suffering from seizures. It is sometimes given to patients who are suffering from shaking (tremor). However, this product could also serve some other purposes (like help in the prevention or in the treatment of some other medical disorders) that have not been listed here. Ask your personal health care specialist for more information.

Primidone Warnings

You must not discontinue your treatment with Primidone without your personal physician’s approval even if you feel better after a few days of intake –this could have severe consequences, like recurring seizure attacks. During your treatment with this medicine you should wear or carry a special medical tag that states that you are currently using this medicine. As some of Primidone’s side effects include drowsiness and / or dizziness, during your treatment with this drug you should avoid performing any activities that are known to require either physical or mental alertness (this includes operating complicated machinery, driving and so on). Avoid consuming any alcoholic beverages or products (such as medicines) that contain alcohol while you are using this drug, as this could increase Primidone’s side effects.

Some medical disorders are known to harmfully interact with a treatment with this medicine. For example, patients who are suffering from Porphyria should not be allowed to start a treatment with this medicine or should be given a lower dose of this product. Their intake of Primidone should be closely and carefully monitored by an authorized health care provider. Before you start a treatment with this drug, you should inform your personal doctor if you are suffering from any other medical disorders, or if you are allergic to any drugs, foods, preservatives or other types of substances.

It has not been clearly determined whether a treatment with Primidone during pregnancy could have harmful effects on a growing fetus. If you are pregnant, you should not start taking this medicine without first consulting it with your health care specialist. During your intake of this drug you should use an effective contraceptive method such as condoms or diaphragm. It is known that this medicine’s components are able to pass into the patient’s breast milk, harming a nursing infant. Therefore, if you are currently breast feeding a baby you should not start taking Primidone. Ask your personal doctor for more information. Children and elderly patients are more prone to experiencing this product’s side effects.

Primidone Intake Guidelines

Ask your personal health care provider to give you specific instructions regarding how and when you should take your doses of Primidone. If you have failed to understand some of your doctor’s recommendations you should ask a nurse or a pharmacist for more detailed explanations. If you want to know more about this medicine you can consult the drug’s label.

Each dose of Primidone should be accompanied by a full glass of liquid. If you have a sensitive stomach you should take this medicine along with your regular meals, as to avoid an unwanted stomach upset. The liquid form of this medicine should be shaken well before use. To make sure that you have measured the proper dose of this medicine you should use a special measuring device (such as a measuring spoon or a measuring cup). If you do not own such a device, you should buy one from a pharmacy. You should keep this medicine in a place that cannot be easily reached by either pets or children. It is best to store it in a cool and dry place, at the average room temperature (do not keep Primidone in the bathroom or near the kitchen sink).

Primidone Dosage

You should ask your personal health care specialist to tell you the exact dose of Primidone that you should take in (the one that suits your medical condition best). Do not alter the dose that you have been prescribed by your doctor without his or her approval.

Primidone Overdose

If you suspect that you might be suffering from an overdose with this medicine you should seek immediate medical treatment. An overdose with Primidone should trigger the following symptoms drowsiness; dizziness; uncoordinated feeling; vomiting; nausea; rapid irregular, eye movements; blurred vision.

Primidone Missed Dose

In order to get the best results from your treatment with this medicine you should try not to miss any of your doses of Primidone. If you forgot to take a dose of Primidone you should use it as soon as you can. If it is time for another prescribed dose, skip the one that you have missed and proceed with your regular treatment. Avoid using double doses of this drug.

Primidone Side Effects

Primidone’s side effects include:

poor coordination, dizziness, or drowsiness;
irregular / abnormal back-and-forth eye movements;
double or blurred vision;
vomiting;
nausea.

Primidone Drug Reactions

Primidone is known to harmfully interact with other antiepileptic drugs. During your treatment with it, avoid using carbamazepine (Tegretol), acetazolamide (Diamox), methsuximide (Celontin), ethosuximide (Zarontin), ethotoin (Peganone), phenytoin (Dilantin), isoniazid (Nydrazid), mephenytoin (Mesantoin), carbamazepine (Tegretol) and so on.

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