side effects

For my E I take Tegretol 1200mg a day and for headaches I get I take 100mg Topomax a day. I've only been on the Topomax for about 5 weeks or so. Now the question. I have been under a good deal of stress since December '09 and with each passing month it seems that I have had more and more...

Hello again, all - more questions...can't say how MUCH this site has helped me from going crazy and not feeling so alone. My husband's been adjusting his Keppra dosage. Has had two breakthrough seizures. Last dosage was 1500 mg/day (in the pm) and he had insomnia. So, he switched to taking it...

The VNS Message Board has been on the move this weekend. I have now reached total independence and OWN the dang thing instead of relying on InvisionFree for the freebie. (this really means I have to now pay monthly server fees! =( Hey Bernard about that advertising.....) We are ALMOST ready...

What can you tell me about ramping up on Topamax? How long before it starts to have a big effect? I've been on 25 mg 2X/day for 4 days, and so far no big difference. I think. I'm not sure. It's the only AED my neuro has me on. Keppra didn't work out. (reference my rather raging prior post...

If you read my info you can see my frustration with medicine. I would honestly like to try just the VNS therapy w/out medication and see if it helped me. The most frequent I have ever had seizures is one every 1-2 months. After getting off medicine a second time at the age of 18, the side...

Hello everyone, Havent started a thread in a while, but I have a question for those who have or are taking Lamictal or the generic version Lamtrigine. I am on 100mg now *have been since monday, but missed tuesday and wednesday doseage* of Lamotrigine and think I am experiencing a strange side...

I have been taking dilantin for 25 years. For the past 2 years I have been having side effects that were getting progressively worse. My dilantin blood level had gone toxic but is now back to normal. However, the most serious side effects-neuropathy & concentration issues- are taking their time...

Hello all, I was just wondering how can you tell whether you are having side effects from your epilepsy tablets (I'm on 1000mg Levetiracetam - Keppra) or whether they are symptoms of your epilepsy? One side effect I'm sure I am getting off the tablets and that’s a lot of hair loss, which is very...

Hi. Just like every AED I ever took, Keppra XR is ruining my life. I would very much prefer to have seizures. I've gone round and round about this with my neuro. I got depression, anxiety, insomnia, angry outbursts, thoughts of suicide and dying on this drug. I am sick of it. I used to be...

Hi, I'm a Newbie. Hi to everyone. I don't have much time rite now so I will make this brief and talk more later. My son is 6 now and in 1st grade. He was DX with Complex-Partial Seizures in Pre-k 4. He has been on Trileptial since the DX, this medication has been upped from the very...

Hi Everyone, Just curious if anyone else has had or heard about stomach/intestinal issues with combinations of their meds. Between Feb to early-April, lamictal was slowly added to the zonegran I take. But since mid-June I have baffled ER docs, primary care drs, GI specialists, and surgeons I...

Am on Lamictal (brand) and Clonopin. From what I understand, main culprits. I cannot be without them as much as I battle with my doctor. He's recommended vitamin suppliments to thwart the problem. Bioten, B-Complex and Selenium. Not doing the trick. Does anyone have any ideas? I know the scalp...

I found this link about Osteomalacia (softening of the bones) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000376.htm It's causes are: not enough calcium, Vitamin D. The one I am interested in is the side effects of our medications. I have noticed that one of my bones bend in a little...

Allrighty, I'm new to this forum, but I wanted to get my feet wet. I searched for topics on Keppra, but couldn't find the type of information that I wanted, so I decided to create this thread. I've been taking Keppra for about a year now, at first it was 750 mg every 12 hours, and now its 1500...

Have any guys here had impotence as a side effect as a result of taking Topamax? When I went from 50 mg of Topamax twice a day to 200 mg of Topamax twice a day things literally didn't quite work the same! I read online they say only 1% of the Men taking Topamax for Epilepsy have this side...

http://www.inserm.fr/en/presse/communiques/taurine_picaud_160209.html Vigabatrin is known as Sabril in Canada It is not currently available in the U.S. as of today Citation Note: Annals of neurology DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.21526 Published Online: 4 Feb 2009

ok, i take phenytek and depakote and i do have sex from time to time and i was wondering do these meds make you sterile

Hi I have been using carbamazepine 200mg for the last 5 years. During that period of time I almost stopped exercising because of joint aches and pains. Does anyone here have similar sort of problem here?

What can I do to help with the stomach problems/heart burn from the divalproex? I'm taking it with food, I've cut back on my dosage. I'm trying an antacid with it. If this burning keeps up, I won't be able to stay on it, I just don't get any sleep. And have I noticed my appetite picking up...

Hi I've been taking 500 mg. 2x daily of Divalproex for 6 days now, and yesterday started experiencing some issues, which I think may be from the meds. I have severe heartburn throughout the day, eases up from time to time, have bad nausea, and very tipsy sensation. I was extremely tired...