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Topic: Medication Issues

none are at theraputic level

05/2005 | 4 Comments

I was at two meds trileptal and keppra. Began an increase of simple partials. Was given lamictal to add to list. Have been on all three now for awhile...
Should I take medication?

05/2005 | 14 Comments

Hi, I am a 22 year old girl living in Queensland Australia, I have been having seizures since I was about 16 years old, all of them Grand Mal with...
my child and keppra

05/2005 | 6 Comments

my daughter just had her first seizures on saturday, may 15. because i have epilepsy and i am on keppra, the doctors automatically thought that this...
has anyone heard of DIAMOX?

05/2005 | 3 Comments

Hi, my 7 year old son suffers from tonic clonic seizures as well as absence seizures. i was wondering if anyone has tried diamox because i was reading...
carbatrol and menopause

05/2005 | 13 Comments

I am a new PS sufferer of about 1 yr. I have been on carbatrol since diagnosis with fairly good control. My problem is I noticed I began to have hot...
lamictal for complex partial seizures

05/2005 | 39 Comments

Dr. just suggested me to switch from trileptal to lamictal after 2 months of trial on trileptal, which seems doesn't work for me. Does anyone have...
Epival

05/2005 | 4 Comments

has any one ever heard of this drug,is it expensive,
most new medcines are adjunctive?

05/2005 | 1 Comments

Looking at http://www.neurologychannel.com/seizures/treatment.shtml, most new medinces cannot use alone? I am interested in new ones becuase of their...
third medication

05/2005 | 0 Comments

I called my doctor about the rash and all the other symtoms i was having. He told me i might be over dosing and to lower my medicaton but i started...
Lamotrigine and anti malarial tablets

05/2005 | 3 Comments

Hi there! Ive never posted on here before so I really hope someone can help me! Im planning on going to Goa later this year. I will need to take anti...
Trileptal and weight gain

05/2005 | 50 Comments

I know that Trileptal is not normally related to weight gain, but I swear that it has made me pack on some pounds. I'm only on 300 mg/day, and I've...
trileptal

05/2005 | 11 Comments

Does anyone know if you are on his medication 1. Does it make you gain weight 2. Does it make you use the washroom alot more As for it does both,was...
Trileptal

05/2005 | 16 Comments

Those of you that are on Trileptal e , are you on any other seizure meds.besdies this
Should I be concerned?

05/2005 | 3 Comments

My daughter went through a history of focal seizures and infantile spams (treated successfully) when she was an infant. We thought she outgrew the...
help!!!

05/2005 | 1 Comments

i got epilepsy and my medacation is making me pass out more!

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