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Learned something new the past few days. My Mom takes anti-seizure medication (Carbitrol) which was increased after the seizure that put her in the hospital 4 weeks ago. Last week she was diagnosed with pneumonia and put on Biaxin XL. She got increasingly tired over the weekend, culminating in her walking into walls and slurring her speech yesterday. I thought she had had a stoke.

Got the nurse over immediately and her vitals were fine. Talked to the docs and they said to get a blood level on the anti-seizure meds and to stop the Carbatrol and Biaxin. Blood level came in at 14 - very high and apparantly the cause of her condition.

She goes back on Carbatrol today, and gets another blood test tomorrow. When those results are in, the docs consult and she goes on another antibiotic. If I don't end up having a stroke by the time this is over it'll be a miracle. I thank God that this wasn't going on while Dad was dying a few months ago.