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I have made a routine of taking my medications, however, when something disrupts that routine, I sometimes tend to forget to take my medication. How you found anything useful to help you remember take your medications?
I get up and get a cup of coffee and then after bout ten minutes I get into my daily routine of prayer and bible study I do, and after that I take my meds, my opinion and how I go about it,
Has anyone gained weight due to there medication/medications?
i was up to 220lbs. i got put in a mental ward(this crazy) when i got in there...i had a bad spell. they took me to I.C.U. for awhile. went back to floor 3, after that was over. boy i was glad to be… read more
Does anyone take antidepressants/anxiety medication along with their seizure medications and feel it interacts?Or is it just possibly side effects?
Speak to the pharmacist. They should be able to tell you about any reactions. Call your doctor and ask the same question. I had a severe problem with depression when I was on phenobarbital. The doctor… read more
I am trying different medications right now that are safe to take while pregnant, but they haven’t worked well for me and I keep having seizures. Just wondering if any women can tell me medications that worked for them while pregnant?
I have three. The first one I took myself off of my medication because I found out what birth defect it could cause. After the child was born I took too long to build my medication back up and had my… read more
I avoid all over the counter meds. They hurt more than help and sabotage the effectiveness of my Keppra
I take Lamictal XR and primidone
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Everyone in the group is on medication. It is most welcome at home. Outside of the home in an emergency situation, do you have medications available to take that will work for a short time to prevent a seizure before emergency help arrives? How do you take them?
Take YOUR meds as prescribed
The regular scripts I take are Brivaracteram & Lacosamide which I don't have much faith in. Previously I've stopped taking Lamictal, Perampanel and a few others because I've recognised that those medications weren't helping
I'm disappointed that Doctors, Neurologists are still prescribing medications to people while knowing that they do not know if the medication will work for the person who they are prescribing it to, and that it's dangerous to stop taking an anti-seizure medication due to… read more
The thing/issue about medicines is that there is more information + statistics about all the medications out there and the info. is all available to the doctors. Regarding alternative medications such… read more
How effective is the valproic medication?
I took valporic acid and had to stop because it tripled my ammonia levels which would have led to liver damage just like Rusti. It did control my seizures. Went back on phenobarbital.
Those of you that have had epilepsy for a long time, how often do you need to change medication? Does one work for quite a few years and then your seizures come back, and you have to try a new med? Is it common for people’s bodies get used to the meds?
I'm sorry to tell you this but be prepared to be taken off a med put on new one, possibly sometimes more than one med. Reason doing so is in search which one or combo will work best for you. I came… read more