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Ok. Thank you. Sorry for late reply. Bad side effects from Briviact at the moment.
Years ago I had mood problems causing me to be temperamental which triggered my seizures at school, making my life even harder to live with, cause no one understood my health problems, I was put on Valium as well as phenytoin ,and I was ill treated by my family, and at school cause I had a seizures, but now I live alone only take anticonvulsants and I feel calm and relaxed, over 50 years later .
Now I have learnt not to let others hurt me with their opinions, few months ago I spoke to my brother for the first time in over 30 years, when I said about having epilepsy he replied " you still got… read more
Hi... Has anyone taken Valium before? And is it safe to take with the antidepressant Prozac?
My body's adjusted to the combo. I was hyperactive for a week, now it's junt my usual ADHD hyperactivity.
Recently my Dr increased my Gabapentin three fold and added 100 mg of Topamax. Since the med change I've noticed a lot more leg pain and numbness. I can no longer walk a flight of stairs without stopping and even walking around the house has become a problem. They are keeping me awake at night twitching and aching. Is this normal, part of getting used to it?
Do you do clinical trials on Valium or pregablin I am at the end of my tether I don't seem to get anywhere
The one bad thing about this drug is that it doesn't interact well with calcium or magnesium. A lot of anticonvulsant drugs are designed to increase GABA and block calcium channels within the brain… read more
My new Epileptologist does not recommend Ativan which has worked very well.
It can be used as a rescue med in some cases ask the Dr which rescue med you should carry make sure that you have information that will tell EMT'S on you
Hi Andrea. So if it wasn't an allergic reaction,it must of been a side effect.
Margery, I agree with you & one of my favorite ways of looking at things are how much better I have it than how bad off I am. And I try to picture myself self in the place of my family and what would… read more
I have a tremendous fear of flying and can't take things like Valium for stress, or a couple bevvies like I used to. Most of my seizures are triggered by stress. Should I fly? It's a hell of a long way up to seize..and I live on an island..
