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Posted by Abby on February 2, 2000, at 0:30:57
Does anyone know about this drug? Have there been any threads in the past. I'm not up to doing a search which requires going through every 2-week period right now.
Abby
Posted by Scott L. Schofield on February 2, 2000, at 13:03:36
In reply to Vigabatrin?, posted by Abby on February 2, 2000, at 0:30:57
> Does anyone know about this drug? Have there been any threads in the past. I'm not up to doing a search which requires going through every 2-week period right now.
Hi Abby.When I saw your post, I figured I'd give you a bit of a head start. Vigabatrin is one of those newer anticonvulsant drugs that are supposed to have mood-stabilizing properties. You can think of it as being along the same lines as Neurontin (gabapentin). Seeing the name rang a bell with me regarding some rather important side-effect. I took a look on Medline just to make sure. Unfortunately, it seems that vigabatrin has been linked to a loss of peripheral vision, and it is not rare.
- Scott
Posted by Sue Webb on March 20, 2000, at 17:50:28
In reply to Vigabatrin?, posted by Abby on February 2, 2000, at 0:30:57
> Does anyone know about this drug? Have there been any threads in the past. I'm not up to doing a search which requires going through every 2-week period right now.
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> Abby
I was on Vigabatrin for 8 years and have only ten degrees of peripheral vision left. The effects are very subtle to start with. I am trying to spread the message to warn users of Sabril to have a visual field test to make sure. I have heaps of info feel free to mail me but here is my Sabril site addy....http://www.ozemail.com.au/~mimster/
Posted by Anna P. on August 16, 2001, at 12:05:36
In reply to Re: Vigabatrin?, posted by Scott L. Schofield on February 2, 2000, at 13:03:36
> > Does anyone know about this drug? Have there been any threads in the past. I'm not up to doing a search which requires going through every 2-week period right now.
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> Hi Abby.
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> When I saw your post, I figured I'd give you a bit of a head start. Vigabatrin is one of those newer anticonvulsant drugs that are supposed to have mood-stabilizing properties. You can think of it as being along the same lines as Neurontin (gabapentin). Seeing the name rang a bell with me regarding some rather important side-effect. I took a look on Medline just to make sure. Unfortunately, it seems that vigabatrin has been linked to a loss of peripheral vision, and it is not rare.
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> - ScottHi there. I'm just wondering, what does it mean the loss of peripheral vision?
Anna P.
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