All,
I'm new to this forum because I never actually thought I had epilepsy. My neurologist has been trying medication to treat migraines which, surprise surprise, are treated with the same meds. But I read a story on this forum and it sounded so much like what I've been dealing with that I think it's more than just Migraines.
I tried Depakote so far and that messed with my head so I had to stop taking it. Now I'm on Gabapentin. I just started taking it last night and so far the only side effect I noticed was that I was a bit sleepy and dizzy, maybe a little out of it in the morning. I'm not on the full dosage yet, that won't happen for a little while yet but I did have some questions about side effects.
I was on SSRI's a few years ago and just like they do with most guys they caused some pretty harsh sexual side effects that I really couldn't deal with. So I discontinued them. Later as I started seeing a neurologist I told her I didn't want to be on meds that could cause those issues. She started me on Depakote and thankfully no detectable problems there, just in my head lol.
So now I'm off the Depakote and starting Gabapentin and I've read there could be side effects with this medication. So I was hoping that some guys on here or anyone who's known a guy taking this medication could tell me about their experiences. Anything is really appreciated.
Thanks
I'm new to this forum because I never actually thought I had epilepsy. My neurologist has been trying medication to treat migraines which, surprise surprise, are treated with the same meds. But I read a story on this forum and it sounded so much like what I've been dealing with that I think it's more than just Migraines.
I tried Depakote so far and that messed with my head so I had to stop taking it. Now I'm on Gabapentin. I just started taking it last night and so far the only side effect I noticed was that I was a bit sleepy and dizzy, maybe a little out of it in the morning. I'm not on the full dosage yet, that won't happen for a little while yet but I did have some questions about side effects.
I was on SSRI's a few years ago and just like they do with most guys they caused some pretty harsh sexual side effects that I really couldn't deal with. So I discontinued them. Later as I started seeing a neurologist I told her I didn't want to be on meds that could cause those issues. She started me on Depakote and thankfully no detectable problems there, just in my head lol.
So now I'm off the Depakote and starting Gabapentin and I've read there could be side effects with this medication. So I was hoping that some guys on here or anyone who's known a guy taking this medication could tell me about their experiences. Anything is really appreciated.
Thanks