I’ve been on Carbotral since i was 8, and trokendi since i was 14-15. I was hospitalized in the past 2 weeks to study my absent seizures off all medications, because i normally have auras only when medicated, until the padt year, ive recently began having absents again also. The doctors tested one medication that was unsuccessful while i was hospitalized, before testing <a href="/treatments/vimpat">Vimpat</a> over a 24 hour period, and then i was released. I’ve been out for nearly 2 weeks now, and i haven’t had any seizures since then, other than 1 aura the night i was put on the <a href="/treatments/vimpat">Vimpat</a>. I would like to know if other people have been successful on this medication, or if i should be prepared for it to fail. Im also still on trokendi. Im on 200mg <a href="/treatments/vimpat">Vimpat</a> twice a day, and 450mg trokendi nights only, my dosage wasn’t changed.

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member, all of what you mentioned are side effects of <a href="/treatments/vimpat">Vimpat</a>. You have to tell your doctor if <a href="/treatments/vimpat">Vimpat</a> is controlling your seizures.

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I’ve been on Carbotral since i was 8, and trokendi since i was 14-15. I was hospitalized in the past 2 weeks to study my absent seizures off all medications, because i normally have auras only when medicated, until the padt year, ive recently began having absents again also. The doctors tested one medication that was unsuccessful while i was hospitalized, before testing Vimpat over a 24 hour period, and then i was released. I’ve been out for nearly 2 weeks now, and i haven’t had any seizures… read more

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@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member, all of what you mentioned are side effects of Vimpat. You have to tell your doctor if Vimpat is controlling your seizures.

posted April 24, 2023

It seems to help me more at a higher dosage from 50 mg. twice per day. Doctor recommended taking 100mg. AM and PM.

posted April 10, 2023

I was on Vimpat for several years, and it did work for a while, then my body must had gotten use to it until it must had stopped working for me. I'm now on Briviact and it seems to be working for me because I haven't had any seizures lately.

posted March 19, 2022

I’ve been on Vimpat 200 2x day for 6 years with various other drugs. It is the only thing that is rock solid for me, made me sleepy at first but not after a couple weeks, and when I’ve tried to stop ($450 on the Medicare pt 2) it’s affected me badly. I just got on a sliding scale/ low income status, which most Medicare people can. Of course, now it’s generic, so no worries! I really count on my Vimpat more than anything else!

posted October 14, 2023

I've been on Vimpat 100 MG twice a day still having blackouts.

posted October 14, 2023

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