14 patient evaluations for Primidone

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Feb 11, 2010 (Started Sep 09, 1984)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (somnolence)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4 x 250 mg/5 mL Daily
Advice & Tips: be prepared to be drowsy a good bit of the time
Side effects: somnolence
  • 1 helpful mark

Nov 30, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for shakiness)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 250 mg/5 mL Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 18, 2008 (Started Jul 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for essential tremor)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Started before took sinemet, and had slight effect on tremor. When sinemet was started, had more effect on tremor than primidone. When sinemet was increased to six pills daily, tried to decrease primidone and found could do so with no increase in tremor.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: grogginess
  • 1 helpful mark

May 15, 2008 (Started Mar 12, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for essential tremor)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (fatigue, low blood pressure, dizziness, grogginess)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 750 mg Daily
Side effects: low blood pressure, grogginess, dizziness, fatigue
  • 1 helpful mark
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