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Topic: Medication Issues

holding on to hope

11/2005 | 1 Comments

Hi All: I've been on Dilantin 400mg for over 28 years now and it has served me quite well...Until recently. I have had 7 gm seizures over the past...
Neurontin Side-Effects.

11/2005 | 2 Comments

My Doctor has so far told me that I have Myoclonic jerks, sleeping and awake. We have also found out that I have mild seizures at night, I have a kind...
Being immune to Tegretol

11/2005 | 7 Comments

Does anyone know if you can become immune to any medication, i have been taking tegretol for nine years, and beginning to have problems, so they upped...
Zonegran for Infants

10/2005 | 0 Comments

My daughter, Corgan, is 12 months old. She was diagnosed with Down Syndrome at birth, and has recently been diagnosed with epilepsy although her...
emotional side effects of lamictal

10/2005 | 12 Comments

Recently my lamictal has slowly been increased from 100mg twice a day, to 150mg twice a day, and now to 200mg twice a day, because I continued to have...
keppra and lamictal

10/2005 | 1 Comments

Hi bruce I just read that you are on Keppra and lamictal. My 15 year old son was just put on that combination a few weeks ago. HE was on just lamictal...
Keppra

10/2005 | 16 Comments

Does anybody take Keppra on its own to control Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy? I thought it was just an add on and it does not seem to be working totally...
Topix.new News Alerts

10/2005 | 0 Comments

Something for everyone, There is a website that I came across a while back, where you can sign-up to receive News Alerts by e-mail, and received the...
side effects of Lamictal

09/2005 | 1 Comments

my name is carol. I have had seizures for 33 years. They are partial nocturnal seizures. I get them when I go off to sleep at night or when I take a...
Please help

09/2005 | 13 Comments

Hi. I wrote before. I had a seizure 17 years ago, been on tegretol 200mg 2x ad day and have been seizure free ever since. I started having seizure...
Dr. is going to start me on topamax

09/2005 | 1 Comments

Hello ....Let's see how do I start. I was born an epileptic.. I have 5 different types of seizures, grand mal, petti mal, jacksonian, psycomoter, and...
topamax side effects

09/2005 | 2 Comments

My 15 yr old was taken off of Depacote (higher dosage putting him to sleep all the time and hair loss) last May and put on Topamax. He went through...
Depakote vs. Keppra

09/2005 | 2 Comments

I am a 42 year old woman with epilepsy (JME, first diagnosed when I was 13); I have been taking depakote since I was approximately 23 or 24 and my...
strange happenings with my mouth

09/2005 | 4 Comments

I have more questions for you guys..have any of you ever had any problems with your jaw before..as in i guess u could call them jaw spasms..most of...
FDA Drug Alerts: How to Stay Informed

09/2005 | 0 Comments

Managing your epilepsy means staying informed about the latest recalls, warnings and public health advisories as they relate to anti-epileptic drugs...
Keppra

09/2005 | 6 Comments

So, after having my first grand-mal back in June I was put on Neurontin. But I was still having, motor and focal seizures, so i was sent to a...

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