Re: Effectiveness of drug therapy

[Guest guest]

Zoe,

I must confess, I really do not think I understand the chart.

It appears to me that only a few drugs are even listed. And, then

one is them is not really a drug - it's a placebo with no feedback available.

Why bother to list something when you don't have any stats? I am

obviously confused. Please explain the chart to me.

Lamar

zoe88025 wrote:

This is a short table from the World Health

Organization on the

effectiveness of anticonvulsants. Gives reason to consider

altenatives.

http://www.who.int/whr/2001/main/en/tables/table3.4.htm

[Guest guest]

-Zoe,

I am new to this list and joined it to further my education on seizure

meds and possible alternatives. It seems like the 50+ percent of the

time these meds work would be worth it to the people who it works for.

My daughter is on Tegretol, which works for her. I am sad she needs to

take a toxic medication to control her seizures, but if she misses a

day of meds she has seizures. I will accept her taking the toxic meds

over her having the seizures any day. My hope is that some day there

is a natural or less toxic cure. In the meantime, I will look for

alternatives to lessen the effects of the meds and to lower the risks

of seizures.

Sandy Harty

-- In @y..., " zoe88025 " <Zll51@h...> wrote:

> This is a short table from the World Health Organization on the

> effectiveness of anticonvulsants. Gives reason to consider

> altenatives.

> http://www.who.int/whr/2001/main/en/tables/table3.4.htm

[Guest guest]

> Zoe,

>

> I must confess, I really do not think I understand the chart. It

> appears to me that only a few drugs are even listed. And, then one

is

> them is not really a drug - it's a placebo with no feedback

available.

> Why bother to list something when you don't have any stats? I am

> obviously confused. Please explain the chart to me.

>

> Lamar

Lamar,

If you go back and read the table captions you'll see that the

column on the right is the % of people who achieved seizure control

on the drug listed.

Zoe

[Guest guest]

Rossi,

She has complex partial seizures. She is 8 years old and started

having seizures at 1 1/2. The reason for the seizures are unknown.

I apologize for the delay in responding to your posting, I haven't

checked this site for several days.

Sandy

> > > This is a short table from the World Health Organization on the

> > > effectiveness of anticonvulsants. Gives reason to consider

> > > altenatives.

> > > http://www.who.int/whr/2001/main/en/tables/table3.4.htm

> >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Lamar,

Thank you for the kind welcome. I am eager to learn more. And I

sincerely appreciate the reference to the bookmark section of this

site. I look forward to reading the book you recommended. Once I

educate myself more I will contact Dr. s. We live a days drive

away from their clinic, it may be a possibility. I would love to wean

my daughter from meds some day, but didn't know where to begin until

your references. Congratulations on becoming med free and thanks

again,

Sandy

> > > This is a short table from the World Health Organization on the

> > > effectiveness of anticonvulsants. Gives reason to consider

> > > altenatives.

> > > http://www.who.int/whr/2001/main/en/tables/table3.4.htm

> >

> >

> >

> >