Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Hormones
- 1 December 1991
- Vol. 32 (s6) , S60-S67
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1991.tb05894.x
Abstract
A hormone is an intrinsic substance carried via the blood to a target organ which is then functionally stimulated. Similar to extrinsically administered medications, the metabolism and function of the hormones may be altered by antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). The proposed mechanisms are (a) enhanced metabolism (natural steroids, synthetic steroids, e.g., decadron and birth control pills, thyroxine, and vitamin D3), (b) altered protein bonding (thyroxine, sex hormones), (c) impaired release into the systemic circulation (calcitonin, insulin, vitamin K clotting factors) and (d) altered end-organ effect. The AEDs most likely to interact with hormones are barbiturates, carbamazepine, and phenytoin.Keywords
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