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Does Anyone Else Take Oxcarbazepine And Have Seizures Every So Often?
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I've been taking Oxcarbazephine for a couple months now and I have a seizure about every three months.

posted January 29, 2016
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I was taking it and still had seizures. My doctor finally took me off of it and put me on Onfi. Only 1 seizure since Sept! :)

posted March 21, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

That's awesome to hear❤

posted February 11, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Update: My medicine is now up to 750mg of Oxcarbazephine. I'm pregnant and my levels were low so they upped that. I've now been seizure free since April 23.

posted February 11, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I've just begin taking Oxcarbazepine, for 2 weeks now in combination with Vimpat and its the first 2 weeks this month that I have been seizure free. Is is possible that you need another medication in combination with Oxcarbazepine in order to get its full effects? Just a suggestion.

posted February 9, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I take it now and did prior to my brain surgery, to be honest it's never worked for me. Have a new neurologist and he put me on it due to my Medicaid never paying for newer meds. But it still doesn't work. Vimpat is much better! Less side effects too.

posted February 1, 2016

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