I have been taking keppra and lacosamide for over a year now and have had stomach problems for the last 6 months and have recently been diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease. I am seizure free but just wondered whether anyone else had experienced these type of problems?
YES, because I am on TOPIRIMATE and OXCARBAZAPINE they had to put me on PROTONIX 40MG 2x a day and ZOFRAN for NAUSEA
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , I found out a short while back about generics being used for more than one brand type of medication.
I was on www.drugs.com researching an AED medication. It showed the… read more
I'm on levetiracetam and depakote, I'm ok with those, but what are your thoughts?
Thank you for that. Makes sense to me and I'll be sure and discuss with my pharmacist.
I was born a month early and was small. They think lack of oxygen was a cause.
I do not know how far back Epilepsy can be genetically to have an effect. As I said, there are many different types of seizures, developed in many different ways. Some are Traumatic Brain Injury. They… read more
Hey everyone. I recently decided to switch from name brand lamictal and keppra to generic. My doctor said it is cimpletely fine, but i just want to know if anyone has any first hand knowledge on this? Its just so much cheaper is why.
Hi Huntercorbel - and friends! - I posted just this morning to Phillywoman - in answer to her request - a fairly long explanation that my epilepsy specialist gave to me yesterday about all the… read more
Ok so i have had seizurs since i was 18 months old i got them from a fever i have the grandmaw and the absons now my daddy before i was born had seizurs the grandmaw but he had a tumor and had it removed and never had another one i just just find it to much of a quinky dink of a father and daughter having seizurs and it not being genetic in some way.... Some advice please
I've been told, epilepsy
has never been proven
"as hereditary,' yet it tends to "run in families." A Doctor told me this. I have seizures + i have 2 couisins on "mother's
side of the family," have… read more
Is there a difference between brand name medicine and generic medicine? Has anyone taken extended release medicine?
Majority of the time, brand name meds work better than generics. A lot of times Insurances wont accept the brand name and the next alternative is the generic.
So my question is I have a identical twin brother who had epilepsy when he was younger but it seems like he out grew it like a kid wearing a top but as he out grew it I ended up growing in to having epilepsy so does being identical twin brother have anything different to why he both had it but at different points of are life’s
JessicaC2 yes I did share a womb with my brother but surely that would not be a reason why and to go even more detail about it when I was 4-5 years old I had a convulsions fit but then two weeks later… read more
I paid sometimes over $800 for Vimpat!
Andrea
I hope that helps. Just ask if you have any questions
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We celebrate Lent & Easter. If our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ came down here to save us from our sins. He told us … read more
I seemed to work well with taking Vimpant, but with insurance is was $600 a month. Any idea of how to get it cheaper. I was exercising before [[treatment:Keppra:5508b44d6bcd6155dd0008e5]] and am weepy, felling sorry for my self.
I have called the company that makes it and have received discounts. A Patient Asst. program helps!