My Fiance's first siezure was when he was
six year old. He's 42 now. By the time he
was 14 he was seeing a new doctor who
started prescribing him Depikote. Neither
he or his mother were ever warned of the
life threatening side effect of this drug
- Pancreatitis. With each new visit, and
seizure activity never really changing,
this same doctor continued to prescribe
him more & More & MORE Dipikote.
Finally, 3 years ago, he was hospitilized
after he heard his gut crack. Now with
pancreatitis and only half a pancreas
left, he lived at the hospital to suffer
massive withdrawl from the various pain
medication he was then addicted to. That
is just a mere fraction of the story.
Needless to say, he hasn't touched
Depikote since. Instead, he must take
enzymes every time he eats, or he could be
in big trouble. My question is:
Are there any epileptics out there who now
has pancreatitis due to too much Depikote
or any other anticonvulsant?
