Has anyone been on briviact before? I am being weaned off of Trokendi xr and starting it. I also take 400 mg of Lamictal. I read side effects of briviact and I am nervous.
Good luck!
I was wondering if this has happened to anybody else? It is the same drug so I’m confused as to what is going on.
Please don't listen to others- they are not you. Sometimes just
switching meds need a little time before working.Your current
confusion could be from that transition too. If this persists tell
your… read more
Has anybody took the medicine called trokendi xr mine is 50mg and I have to take 2 capsules at night time along with taken 6 depakote er and they are 500mg and I have to take 6 of them at night. Time along with the other one
I took Depakote 2,000mg nightly for 27 years. Now I take 0 pharmaceuticals and use medical cannabis.
I have complex partial seizures, 400mg Trokendi xr 2×aday, 2mg klonapin 3×aday, and 20mg Adderall ir 2×aday. Now the doctor wants me on Vimpat but im to afraid to start it. To many meds. I still have auras often most of the time my mom or boyfriend will hold me and talk to me to get me out of it before it goes into a seizure but then sometimes speaking to me doesn't work and im in a seizure. Are these combinations that i take ok? Or even safe? Please help.
I did recently go to a new nurologist 3mths ago for another opinion. Mind me saying I'm with the epilepsy foundation and they choose my doctors and how many times im allowed to go for check up's due… read more
I have been taking Keppra for years now and have had troubles with both memory and word recall. I was wondering if anyone else has had the same issue and solved the problem by changing med's?
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
I was put on it recently for JME. Taking 300mcg. It's not controlling my seizures. I get myoclonus on it (It actually makes the Myoclonus worse) and feel anxious and also am having a jaw clenching… read more
My daughter has epilepsy, doctors don't seem to truly listen to her symptoms. We had a great dr but she retired. Since then we seen at least 1/2 dozen each saying that's the wrong meds try this try that. The area affected is around frontal lobe. She has absence, drop, gram mal. In my opinion they just keep changing patterns. The one medicine that has always seemed to help is lamictal. She's on700 mg of lamictal ( name brand ) kepra a low dose and now Trokendi xr samples 200 mg because our… read more
Is there any particular epilepsy medication that damages your eyesight? I wear glasses but I am finding all the medication I am on is making my vision worse. I'm not sure which drug is causing the problem but when I go to my opticians I'm going to ask them.
@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , it’s true, there are some medications that have side effects with our vision. Hearing , that I’m not sure.
It depends on what kind of medication you're taking I have nocturnal Sezuires and if I accidentally miss a dose I can go right back on my regular medication doses as all my medications are 8 hours… read more