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Who Takes Vimpat Or The Generic Lacosamide?
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posted December 5, 2022
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Took vimpat for years. Probably the best for me.

posted December 6, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I was taking Vimpat at first, but lacosamide is cheaper so got switched to that. But to be honest, I have retractable epilepsy which means medicines don't control my seizures. So I don't know if I'd be the best to answer that 😁😂 I do know my sleep sucks, but that could be because of other seizure meds I'm on too. I also smoke Medical Marijuana so I may not be the best to answer, as I use it to reduce seizure med side effects as well as to reduce my seizures.

posted December 6, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I am going to be switching from vimpat to lacosamide first of the year. Have you had any problems on lacosamide?

posted December 6, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I take lacosamide and have been on it since 11/21.

posted December 6, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

About 10 years ago I was on Vimpat. There wasn’t a generic brand for it yet. They were still experimenting or getting approval from the FDA for it.

posted December 6, 2022

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