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Topic: Medication Issues

adjusting to new med or toxicity of old??

02/2005 | 0 Comments

Hi, I have been having some medication changes in the past few months and have been struggling with them. I am currently taking 330 of dilatin; 120...
After effects of a seizure

02/2005 | 27 Comments

I recently had a breakthrough seizure on the bus (I'd missed my meds) and I'm just wondering what the after effects are for people. I must've fallen...
just started keppra

02/2005 | 31 Comments

Diagnosed this past year with complex partial seizures. Doc put me on Topomax and I felt like sleeping ALL of the time. He then tried me on lamictal...
Neurontin?

02/2005 | 2 Comments

Anyone out there taking Neurontin?? i'm in the process of getting diagnosed for whatever is going on with me. i know that this is a seizure medicine...
Is Anyone Taking Topamax

02/2005 | 61 Comments

I'm 27 & I have been on on epival for 11 years. Just as I was getting comfortable with my life & getting used to epival my doctor recently made me...
medicatios and levels

02/2005 | 6 Comments

Hi, I've posted several times and have yet another question. My son is 4, diagnosed with Epilepsy in Oct 2004. We've been on Lamictal ever since...
Many questions on Infantile Spasms

02/2005 | 42 Comments

I am new to this site as well. My daughter was diagnosed with infantile spasms at 7 weeks old. We started her on ACTH right away. That successfully...
trileptal

02/2005 | 45 Comments

Hi, my son is taking trileptal for about 2 months. We have seen a change in his school work. He is 14 years old and in his first year of high school...
lamictal

02/2005 | 1 Comments

Has anyone gotten to happy on lamictal? we just had to up are sons lamictal to 200mg a day and it is making him very happy but in a wierd way we also...
????When should a blood level be done?

02/2005 | 13 Comments

Hi, my son has always had his blood done when ever it was needed but this last time the doctors wanted us to get a blood level done early in the...
Topomax and Weight Loss

02/2005 | 14 Comments

I am quite worried at this point. We moved to Nevada about 6 months ago. My wife has been trying to get into a neurologist for 2 1/2 to 3 months. She...
Lamictal and Hair Loss

02/2005 | 85 Comments

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone has experienced some hair lossor knows of a connection between hair loss and Lamictal? As i recently...
alcohol and epilepsy

01/2005 | 25 Comments

ur probably thinking im really stupid for even considering this... but im a 17 yr old girl and im currently on tegretol and lamictal... im getting off...
Topamax side effects

01/2005 | 9 Comments

My husband started taking topamax (400mg/day) Dec 1. Since taking the new med he has what he describes as a "shrinking feeling", where everything...
Anyone have good results with Lamictal

01/2005 | 114 Comments

Gosh seems like a lot of folks have not had good results with Lamictal. My son is changing from Tegritol to Lamictal (a long process). He is currently...
Additional meds for 7 year old

01/2005 | 12 Comments

Hi all!!!I just joined the boards recently, but haven't posted, til now. Been doing a LOT of reading! Thanks to EVERYONE for the wonderful information...

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