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Topic: Medication Issues

Meds and oil

08/2018 | 1 Comments

Hello friends, my 2 year old daughter has epilepsy with focal and generalized seizures. She is currently taking 3 different medications and is still...
cant get my disease .plz help

08/2018 | 2 Comments

iam 21.i have a history of fits that usually happened at night at age 10.Now i doesnt have anysort of such problems.i have been on lamictal for 7 yrs...
Generic Manufacturers

08/2018 | 11 Comments

Hey everyone, new here. I will try to keep this short. I had been seizure free for about 11 years. One day last year when I picked up my medication...
Keppra vs Aptiom

08/2018 | 3 Comments

I started Keppra a week ago. The first day I took 500mg twice and slept all day. The next day I started with 500mg and cried for hours. That evening I...
Body “gets used to” the medication?!

08/2018 | 2 Comments

Hello. I have a slight issue. I see my neurologist in about 3 months time (no other earlier appointments. I checked.) I’ve been on Lamotrigene at...
weight gain with keppra

08/2018 | 0 Comments

Hi I began taking Keppra a month ago, I have already gained 10 pounds. I read on past threads that others have experienced weight gain as well. Has...
Gradually weaning off Epilim

07/2018 | 1 Comments

Hello, l am 61yr female who has taken Epilim for over 30 years for absent epilepsy . I’ve not had a absence since 1989 .My dose has been 400 am & 400...
Carbamazepine and running

07/2018 | 0 Comments

I’m normally fine with a certain amount of exercise on Carbamazepine, but beyond a certain amount, I later feel dizzy, nausea, unable to think or go...
Carbamazepine and running

07/2018 | 1 Comments

I’m normally fine with a certain amount of exercise on Carbamazepine, but beyond a certain amount, I later feel dizzy, nausea, unable to think or go...
Anyone else feel calm on vimpat?

07/2018 | 2 Comments

I was diagnosed tle based on history and have stopped antipsychotic for rage attacks. I'm on Lamotrigine Sustained 100 twice a day, Clonazepam 2mg...
switching medication

07/2018 | 3 Comments

Hi everyone! I have a 5 year old girl who has been on Keppra and Depakote for about a year for her Absence seizures. It was all such a shock to me...
Keppra or try something else?

07/2018 | 0 Comments

Hello all, any thoughts or advice is greatly appreciated (: I was diagnosed with generalized epilepsy August of last year and was prescribed keppra...
Neurontin and Lamotrigine and depression

07/2018 | 1 Comments

I am having such a hard time. I was on Topiramate for many, many years to help with partial seizures when I finally discovered that it might very well...
Drug effects

07/2018 | 2 Comments

My son is 16 with autism and seizures. He is now on his 6th drug in 10 months mostly due to behaviors from side effects and seizures. Normally super...
Coming off clonazepam .05mg 2 x day

07/2018 | 2 Comments

Hi guys, how much a problem do you think it would be coming off 0.5mg clonazepam twice a day? I'm asking because it doesn't seem to be working as much...

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