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Does Anyone Have Side Effects With Felbatol
Hi just started felbatol...anyone else have side effects? I'm pretty sensitive to meds.
I had hot flashes & depression when i was on it yrs ago. Didnt like that med.
What Medications Have Some Of You Tried Or Are Taking. I'm On Vimpat 200, But Fixing To Go To Taking 250mg.
Does Anyone Take Felbamate/Felbatol? Looking For Information On It.
My 3 year old was just put on it a couple weeks ago. Onfi & Keppra did nothing for her and Depakote was working but not 100% so our epilitologist said he thought adding Felbamate would be a sure stop for my daughters drop seizures, which it has but her speech seems worse - she's often hard to understand and it seems like her sentences are broken up when she's talking. She had a very full vocabulary before this all started 4 months ago. She also is very tired and walks around like she's drunk… read more
I remember taking that medicine back in either the late 80's or early 90's around the time it had just come out and was available. Although that was many years ago I still remember it and it worked… read more
Dilantin
I took Dilantin for a few years as a child. I'm not sure why my doctor switched me from Dilantin to Tegretol, but I'm assuming it's because I broke through on it. I really liked it, but I suppose what I'm on now is best for controlling my seizures.
I'm On Keppra 500 Mg X4 Am X4 Pm I See My Docton On Tuesday Is Anyone On Keppra With Another Med To Help Stop Seizures
I'm on Keppra 500 mg x4 am x4 pm I see my Docton on Tuesday is anyone on keppra with another med to help stop seizures
Absence Seizures Info
Can anyone suggest in-depth reading about absence seizures? Most of what I've found online so far is the same basic info thats on the Epilepsy Foundation website. And to be clear I'm referring to generalized absence seizures, NOT complex partial seizures. It seems like a lot of people refer to the latter as absences which can be frustrating!
I use to go to the Mayo Clinic for my seizures but someone had to drive me there since i can't drive because of my seizures. I had my whole right temporal lobe removed when i was 5 years old. Then… read more
Has Anyone Had Heart Fluttering On And Off When Increasing Keppra Also Lots Of Belching?
lots and lots of burps for me anyways, I was putting down to menopause but it did start the same time I started this drug
Medical Resistance
Is anyone else medical resistant? No medication works for me and I have always wanted to know why
When I was little no medications would work for me whatsoever then my doctor said since no medications work for me that I have to have brain surgery to get my whole right temporal lobe removed but… read more
Briviact Effects ?
Hi
On 7/6/17 my doctor started me on 50 mg. Briviact 2 times per day. I take 1 about 6:30 AM and the other about 5:00 PM. When I was on the 50mg dose I had no side effects. After 5 days he wanted to up my dose to 100mg. 2 times per day. I started 100mg. 2 times per day, 1 at 6:30 AM and other at 5:00 PM
I noticed since I've increase my meds to 100mg. Is when the "Side Effects" started. It seems like now I'm always very tired. Also I noticed sometimes when I walk I don't feel steady… read more
I Just Had A Surgery Called Nero Pace 5 Months Ago
reason why is because I just recently had a brain surgery and my dr really is no help like at first I started having weird side affects like just crying ðŸ˜and I am not a cryier for no apparent reason,feeling depressed ,like I did Not want to out of the house except for things that I love like horseback riding, rock climbing. I just had a surgery called Nero pace there is 2 pace maker like devices laying on my brain and then 2 wires attached to the pace makers and 1 wire in my I just had a surgery… read more
My surgeon is in a good hospital in NY and said he did many implants but none had a good outcome or fully stopped the seizures
