No side effects here. VNS has been a blessing for me. Before I was having 5 seizures a week. It has greatly reduced the amount of seizures I have altogether.

There made in Texas and for the first 3 months i had mine i coughed talked funny it didnt help but after 4 months it stop except when it goes off i still have a hard time talking for a few minutes but it did start slowing my down from 10 aday to now I have 3 a every 2 or 3 months

Sorry to hear that. I can tell you one thing. Your horse voice and wheezing is from the VNS . It happened to me to then when my body adapted to it it wasn’t a problem. At the end before my VNS died out, it was at full strength.

I didn’t even bother replacing the battery of the VNS. My Dr. And I agreed , it wasn’t working for me.

The best thing I can tell you, is give it some more time and give it a year or even wait until your Dr. Gets it up to its max power which ever comes first. It last roughly about 5 years when the battery dies. When that time comes you and your Dr. Can decide , whether or no to continue your VNS.

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member: It feels positively amazing. For over 40 years, life has continually changed beyond any foresight. Enjoy the New Year

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I see a epileptologist she is amazed at what some neurologists do with the vns. My voice was bad at first she changed the pulse width & I’ve had no problems since. Many normal neurologists unfortunately aren’t properly trained for the vns. Mine has been on a year & my setting is just now @1.5 the vns is supposed to take years to possibly help. However it doesn’t always work for everyone good luck