Hello. I'm 28 year old female and I would like to hear more about one drug I'm interested in. My mother, who is 60 years old, just recently started to suffer from partial seizures.
It looked really scary and I took her to see her neurologist immediately. He determined that she suffers from some mild form of epilepsy and that has problems with some neurotransmitter called GABA. Supposedly, everything will be ok but she must take some drug called Gabitril. I don’t know anything about this drug and really would like to understand how it works! Thanks!
Hi. I'm using this drug more then 2 years and not only that I'm very happy with it, but I couldn’t imagine my life without it.
Like you have already said- her doctor has prescribed Gabitril because her condition may be caused by an imbalance of a chemical called GABA in her brain. I don’t know are you familiar with primary function of GABA. Normal brain function occurs when enough GABA binds to the other nerve cell, preventing over-activity in the brain. In some cases, there is not enough GABA, causing over-activity in the brain. This drug blocks the absorption of GABA and that’s how it increase the level of GABA.
It is well absorbed when taken by mouth and is best taken with food to avoid sharp rises in blood levels.
The most common side effects include sedation, fatigue or muscle weakness.