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What Are The Side Effects Of Encorate?

My son 15 has been taking ENCORATE 500-dosage - 1.1/2 + 1.1/2 at noon & night as prescribed by our Dr.since 2010. In the last 1 year,his hands have a tremor-this was not so in the past .Is it possible that the medication hascreated this as a side effet? If so should the dosage be reduced? BJ
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Hi,

Purpose of taking encorate? ENCORATE (Sodium Valproate) is commonly prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy (convulsions), migraine and manic depressive psychosis (bipolar disorder). Generally it is well tolerated by most of the children however its most common side effects include headache, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, or drowsiness. Most of these side effects wear off over a period of time.

Although rare it can also cause liver injury (hepatotoxicity) which can be sometimes serious. Tremors in hands could be due to some other reason for which you should take opinion of his treating doctor.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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What Are The Side Effects Of Encorate?

Hi, Purpose of taking encorate? ENCORATE (Sodium Valproate) is commonly prescribed for the treatment of epilepsy (convulsions), migraine and manic depressive psychosis (bipolar disorder). Generally it is well tolerated by most of the children however its most common side effects include headache, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, or drowsiness. Most of these side effects wear off over a period of time. Although rare it can also cause liver injury (hepatotoxicity) which can be sometimes serious. Tremors in hands could be due to some other reason for which you should take opinion of his treating doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician