protegra?

[LMReggcellent]

I spoke to my dr's office on the phone this morning and found out that she's going to prescribe Protegra when I see her next month, but she wants to talk to me about it first. I've never heard of Progtegra, does anyone here know anything about it?

 

[Nakamova]

It's a vitamin supplement with boosted levels of the vitamins. Are you running any deficiencies or suffering from a weakened immune system? If not, I'd be curious as to why she's prescribing it. It's basically a high-priced multivitamin, with grapeseed extract as the stand-out ingredient.

These are the Ingredients:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Zinc
Selenium
Copper
Manganese
Grape Seed Extract

 

[LMReggcellent]

Thank you. Well, I wonder how that is supposed to help my seizures. No wonder she wants to talk to me about it first.

 

[Nakamova]

Maybe she meant Potiga?
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retigabine

 

[LMReggcellent]

That makes so much more sense, especially on the phone with my doctor's PA. Does anybody know anything about Potiga?

 

[Nakamova]

It's only been on the market for a few years so there may not be a ton of members who have tried it. Below are some threads that mention it plus the epilepsy.com article about it:

http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f22/warning-about-potiga-20697/
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/potiga-16420/
http://www.coping-with-epilepsy.com/forums/f23/experience-potiga-21321/
http://professionals.epilepsy.com/medications/p_potiga_intro.html