Patient's question:
Here are the two types of medicine below that can be taken freely? My child is now just two months old. A few days ago, he had a blue complexion all over his body, with one to two episodes of illness per day, but there were no white eyes, foamy vomiting, or lip-biting. His fists were clenched tightly, the episodes lasted for one minute, and he broke out in cold sweat. Today, I took him to the city hospital for an EEG and blood test. The reports were shown to the doctor, but he couldn’t confirm whether he had epilepsy or any other condition. He just gave us the two types of medicine below. The hospital didn’t sell these medicines, so they told us to buy them from the pharmacy they had recommended. Besides slightly elevated blood lactate in my child, is there any danger? How can it be reduced? My child hasn’t had any episodes today, and I don’t know why. Please help me clarify this! Thank you!Doctor's answer:
Under the circumstances that your child has not yet been definitively diagnosed with epilepsy, I recommend that you temporarily avoid giving him or her the two oral medications. If the blood lactate test results indicate that your child may experience symptoms of generalized cyanosis again, and if your child also exhibits symptoms of choking, I suggest that you take your child to the pediatric department of a major hospital in your local area for further examination. I recommend conducting an echocardiogram for your child to thoroughly check the heart, and at the same time, perform a blood test for a comprehensive biochemical examination.