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Topic: Medication Issues

Trileptal and Zonegran??

04/2018 | 0 Comments

We just had to and zonegran to trileptal for my 14 year old daughter, has anyone taken this two together? How did it work out?
prescription for briviact

04/2018 | 0 Comments

I'm having issues with getting my prescription for briviact. I was first prescribed this around last August. He gave me three months of samples and by...
Keppra, brand vs generic

04/2018 | 3 Comments

Has anyone noticed a difference in mood or effectiveness when taking name brand vs the generic version of keppra
Side Effects with Zarontin

04/2018 | 2 Comments

Hi everyone, I'm completely new to this forum but I wanted to ask someone's opinion. I am 28 years old and have both generalized and partial seizures...
Keppra - positive/negative experiences?

04/2018 | 5 Comments

I would just like to find out generally what people's experiences are with Keppra (Levetiracem)? I am currently taking 125mg x 2 per day Lamotrigine...
Struggling with School on Keppra

04/2018 | 4 Comments

I'm currently a senior in college and had my first seizure in January. I've been taking 500mg Keppra twice daily and can barely deal with school. I...
Seizure-like affect after smoking weed?

04/2018 | 1 Comments

i’m 15 years old, and a usual smoker. Yesterday i smoked Blue Cookies with my uncle and brother and after we finished it, a few minutes later i...
Lamictal increase - side effects

03/2018 | 2 Comments

I have been taking 100mg Lamictal x 2 per day for the past 6 years. A few weeks ago I had a seizure (tonic-clonic) and my neurologist recommended...
6yr old boy starting Trileptal

03/2018 | 2 Comments

Hello, I am seeking guidance and feed back. Reluctantly my 6yr old son has started medication. After much discussion with our Neuro he was prescribed...
Lexapro - increased risk of seizure?

03/2018 | 0 Comments

Hi, I'm currently on a maintenance dose of Clonazepam which gives me full control over my seizures. I had been placed on Valproic Acid for migraines...
Zonegran Bloodwork?

03/2018 | 0 Comments

I’m looking for anyone taking Zonegran as your only medication. My new neurologist never seems to want me to have any bloodwork done while on this med...
Vimpat serious side effects

03/2018 | 2 Comments

Hola! Do any of yall on Vimpat experience daily headaches and get almost daily dizziness spells? Ever since I started Vimpat I've been getting really...
Not sure!!

03/2018 | 3 Comments

Hi guys. Wondering if any of you guys have ever had your aura experience change. I wonder if that happened to me. I woke up and had vision amost like...
Help for my teenage son

03/2018 | 5 Comments

Hi All- This is new for me but I am trying to help my son who was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 15. He was put on Depakote and we tried once to...
Keppra stomach issues

03/2018 | 5 Comments

Hi. I have been on 750 mg of keppra (generic) for about a year and it's been rough going. I had been on depakote for many years but it was causing...
Unsure if epileptic???

03/2018 | 4 Comments

Hi I’m a 21 year old male and I have been dealing with bad anxiety, stress and depression since I was 16. I had my first seizure which was a tonic...
Phenytoin (side effects) and Lamictal

03/2018 | 2 Comments

I’ve been taking Dilantin/Phenytoin for roughly 18 yrs, mostly at 400mg. I’m finding recently that I’m feeling the medication becoming less effective...

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