Which AEDs give you the worst side effects (part 2)?

[Axa]

Tegretol CR - but just in combination with Neurontin. When I was taking it as monotherapy I haven't feel even one single side-effect.

[super]

early 1960's I took Mysalin, Ospolot & Dilantin. Dilantin since about 1964 and still on it.

[Elaine H]

When I was prescribed Epanutin many years ago, the doc said that I would have acne and facial hair!!! It was cool though, because I grew a full length beard,and moustache and you couldn't see my zits!! On a serious note, Keppra is making me feel really low!! xx

[Crazy Monkey]

BRAINSQUEEZE

I have just added Ethosuximide into my daily routine and I have a strange side effect, it feels like somebody is squeezing my brain with their hand, I have been on several different meds and I am lucky in that I have never had a side effect before this. Has anyone here ever had a similar side effect?

[Loudmouth]

and people wonder why I don't want to put my daughter on ethosuxamide for absence seizures at just 10 years old!!!

[Loudmouth]

Maybe God's realised it's faulty,it's still under warranty and he's replacing it??!!Can you tell him to replace mine as well??!! PLEASE!!

[Shelley]

Ethosuximide was one of my meds when I was a kid. As was Phenobarbitol.
You don't want your kids on it. I couldn't control most of my body functions, and I was uncontrollably high. It wasn't until I took my self off of all meds as a rebellious teen (suicidal), that I began to normalize. I am permenantly skinny though, but my brain is irrevocably fried from it. People accuse me of being a crack head. This is why I won't do meds, but I try to watch my diet and supplements. I am also researching the rewiring of my brain.
I saw a show on 'Nova' where they blindfolded a guy for a couple of months with a before and after brain scan. His brain adapted and rewired. This is one of the reasons that I am back in school.

[Crazy Monkey]

My brain was faulty before I was diagnosed!!!!

At least now I have something to blame it on

I think I might rethink Ethosuxamide, it seems a shame to add a med in that I am going to have side effects with, I have achieved 20 years with no side effects, plus I know I can go out with my mates and drink alcohol freely with no worries on Lamictal coz I have done it for years.

The other thing is I am trying to get my seizures controlled for one reason and that is to get my driving license as they do not really impact my life in any other way, but I do worry that if I managed to achieve this, would I trust myself enough to drive?? and if not would the meds have been for no reason.