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Topic: Medication Issues

topamax and doxycycline

12/2006 | 1 Comments

Our son has been having seizures since 5th grade. All eeg's and other test have came back normal. He has probably had a total of 10 seizures. He goes...
daughter just put on keppra.

12/2006 | 11 Comments

Hi, my daughter age 9, was just put on keppra in addition to trileptal. She is on 2 ml twice a day. would appreciate any advice of anyone who is on...
Keppra and Tegretol

12/2006 | 5 Comments

I am about to start taking 500mg of Keppra along with 1600mg of tegretol. I was just wondering how it worked for anybody or if you had any problems...
Anyone reduced meds after surgery?

12/2006 | 0 Comments

Hey! I had a Temporal Lobe Lobectomy three years ago and have been considering reducing my medication. Has anyone else who has had surgery been...
SO I JUST CALLED MY EPILEPTOLOGIST

12/2006 | 4 Comments

I STARTED KEPPRA THIS MORNING TO GO ALONG WITH MY TEGRETOL XR AND MY LAMICTAL LIKE I'D STATED IN A PREVIOS THREAD. SO ANYWHO I LEFT A MESSAGE TO CALL...
Lamictal and depression?

12/2006 | 3 Comments

Can lamictal cause depression? Had no mood problems on keppra, but it did not stop the seizures. We have been slowly increasing my dose of lamictal...
Medication for a 10-year old

12/2006 | 2 Comments

My daughter was recently disgnosed with Epilepsy. One neurologist says it is Rolandic Epilepsy, the other says she has focal seizures.She just had her...
Dilantin to Phenytoin

12/2006 | 7 Comments

I currently take Dilantin capsules at 400mgs per day and 1 50 mg chewable. I am getting a 3 month supply of my meds due to the fact that my health...
Weaning off Keppra - any problems?

11/2006 | 2 Comments

Hi, I am currently taking 1200mg tegretol retard per day and 200mg of topamax per day. But i am also now in the process of reducing my 3rd medication...
Depakote to lamictal

11/2006 | 2 Comments

My husband is in the process of decreasing depakote and increasing lamictal...the seizures have decreased but he is having hand tremors and now some...
Looking for someone who knows about ....

11/2006 | 9 Comments

Hi, once again the Drs had to switch my meds because of a allergic reaction to Depakote. I broke out in hives.....I have hives places i never knew...
Carbamazepine and St. John's Wort

11/2006 | 5 Comments

I was wondering if anyone had any experience of the drug interactions between St John's Wort. I get seasonal depression but i still have to take...
need a friend

11/2006 | 2 Comments

Hi my names lorna iam maarried with 2 lovely kids molly 2 1/2 callum 9/1/2 callum has epilepsy from a early age he was 1 yr old when diagnosed and we...
Diazepam to take off the edge?

11/2006 | 1 Comments

Has anybody else who gets a long warning period before seizures ever been prescribed Diazepam (Valium)? the G.P. that I was seeing at the time...
Depakote ER to Topomax

11/2006 | 0 Comments

Hello! I am new to this website. I am 24 years old and I have had epilepsy for about 12-13 years. I had my first grand mal seizure when I was 12...

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