How many different epilepsy drugs have you tried?

[RobinN]

That made me laugh Hawke.

[BuckeyeFan]

Hawke, when you own that pharmacy, will you give me a discount? Just joking.

I am lucky to only have ever needed two epilepsy drugs over 27 years, but take pretty high doses of each. Visits to the pharmacy are cheap. I take 6 other medications/vitamins also.

[Loudmouth]

Over 5 years,I have had Lamotrigine,which i had no side effects from,but it didnt stop my seizures either.Then I was put on Epilim which made me sleep for 18 hours a day,so i was put on Tegretol,which i was badly allergic to and my liver started to fail,i spent a week in icu (my liver's ok now,i have to have monthly blood tests the vampires). Then I was put on Gabapentin (I think neurontin in america?) and now my doctors put me on topamax at the same time.That makes 5.

[Belinda5000]

I've tried 19 different epilepsy drugs had brain surgery and have a VNS.
I've had Epilepsyfor 44 yrs.
I'm allergic to 5 and med resistant to anything in the Tegretol family that's not the original Tegretol.
I take Tegretol, Topamax and clonazeapam.