In the past I've stored my tablets in a tablet box, but recently I've been moved to Sodium Valproate which is stored in little vacuum sealed compartments, only to be removed just before taking.

Has anyone got any tips on storing these tablets in a way I can monitor taking them?

Apologies if this has been answered before. I'm on a cocktail of meds ,that don't work The neurologist took me off fycompa last thing at night & added extended release Sodium valproate ,300 mg then up to 500mg at night.I know all medications can cause balance & uncoordinated movements but since I've been on the 500 mg I' be had 4 falls ( not seizures) in as many months I have to be careful as I have osteopaenia. My clusters of partials have increased from 24 to 36 hours as well I have emailed… read more

Hello! When taking more than 4 medications for the treatment of epilepsy, do you have a period between doses. I learned this yesterday from my neurologist for the first time in 23 years. Previously, when visiting professors of epileptology, they did not mention this reception to me. It is about A Valproate and Carbamazepine. In the instructions for carbamazepine it is mentioned that its use at the same time as valproate reduces the effect of valproate.

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Many of my meds seem to be sodium based. When you're supposed to be on a low salt/low sodium diet this makes every meal a struggle.

My 40 year old daughter with epilepsy broke her leg last year and they are taking her off sodium valproate as they think this has caused her fragile bones but unfortunately this is causing her to have more seizures

My son, 14 years, had his first seizures last week, 2 within 24 hours. After EEG, he was diagnosed with Epilepsy. He was prescribed Epilim (sodium valproate), starting from 200mg a day. After some research I found this medication has very bad side effects. We are hesitated to give him that. We still don't believe that he has epilepsy and we will see some specialist. He's been at home since last week and would like to go back school next Monday.

Can anyone share with me your experience with Ep… read more

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Has anyone been on Keppra and had Lamictal added? My son was fine up until last week he was at 75mg twice a day of lamictal and seemed to get a bit tired the second week after each dose increase but last week he was very tired and ended up missing school. He doesn’t seem to be getting any better his energy levels are so low. As of today he is at 100mg twice a day plus the usual 1500mg of Keppra twice a day. When I spoke to the epilepsy nurse at the start she said that Lamictal usually… read more

My husband who suffers from post stroke epilepsy ( luckily only has about 4 seizures a year now) has developed tremors and balance issues which has led the neurologist to think of Parkinsons disease. As he is taking sodium [[treatment:valproate:58869776ff2950217cf3b4a3]] as one of his AED's we are about to embark on a two month journey of eliminating the sodium [[treatment:valproate:58869776ff2950217cf3b4a3]] and replacing with [[treatment:Lamictal:5508b7fb6bcd61548000025f]]. Does anyone have… read more

I don't know if this whoosing sound ,tinnitus, ringing in ear is a due to taking tegretol i've read that tegretol can cause this as a side effect.
I've been ignoring it as just a side effect but I'm confused as do I get it checked out I said if the whooshing sound came back I would and it has started yesterday.
Wondering if anyone has had this side effect with tegretol?