vimpat symptom?

[kimba]

Hi, I was curious if anyone taking Vimpat experienced muscle pain? specifically shoulder pain. Ever since I was put on Vimpat, I had extremly stiff and achy shoulders, sometimes down my arm and a little across my upper shoulder/chest area. I can barely move my arms its so bad. And it only started when I started the med. Thank you!

Kim

[Endless]

Hi, Kimba,

I'm not on Vimpat, but I have a sore shoulder that is very painful when I'm on Lamictal. It dissapeared when I was taken off Lamictal, back again now that I was put back on. It extends up my neck and into my jaw, and across my chest to the collarbone. My PCP says it's a pulled muscle. It sure doesn't feel like that. And why does it dissapear when I go off Lamicatal, and reappear when I'm back on?

It's a mystery.

[tkopi]

I've been on Vimpat for several months now and have had no problem with muscle pain just dizzyness.

[Nakamova]

Lamictal is known to cause muscle aches and pains (Endless, you are right and your PCP is wrong), so perhaps this is a side effect for Vimpat as well. The Vimpat site does list muscle weakness as a side effect.