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Zebinix is a drug I never heard of so when it was suggested I try it I was very apprehensive for a lot of reasons. When you start taking Zebinix it has to be taking after you have eaten something - like all/most all anti epileptic medication - with a drink of water, there is however a watershed. Let me explain if you are supposed to take it at 8 in the morning you have until 12 noon to take it but it must always be after you eat something, it has a few worrying side effects but the ones which effected me at the start was the feeling of nausea after taking it and once or twice this went on to actually getting sick, this tends to go but from time to time you do feel a bit of nausea but it passes. Then you have the tiredness or lack of energy but (and its only my opinion) if you make yourself get up and do something it does not matter what even a small walk.
But the hardest part for me is the falling asleep, it just happens no matter where you are and you can try fight it and say not today or not now but you are still going to fall asleep no matter how you try, even typing this is a struggle, these are probably the hardest for me but not the worst the most worrying for me is the the effect it can have on your eyesight (usually only one eye) this has happened with me. My eyesight has deteriorated in my right eye and at the moment I am getting that looked after I hope, it does have its benefits especially when I am asked to clean the windows out side, I ask what window or to make a cup of tea "which kettle do I use" just me being lazy mind you it does not work much any more :roflmao: no harm in trying. I am willing to put up with the tiredness and being sleepy, I am fairly confident I can overcome the sleepiness piece the tiredness part I did before as well. My eye sight is the only thing that really worries me a lot.
Now as a Drug Zebinix seems to be good but as with all medication it depends on the person, it seems to wait until a seizure starts and boom it stops the physical appearance but you can still kind of feel the seizure - its hard explain it - but I still have had seizures. But yes I would say it has its benefits and is probably good for some. It only comes in 800 mg tablets and 1200 mg is the recommended max amount so now I know why they want me on 1600 mg along with everything else I am taking.
But the hardest part for me is the falling asleep, it just happens no matter where you are and you can try fight it and say not today or not now but you are still going to fall asleep no matter how you try, even typing this is a struggle, these are probably the hardest for me but not the worst the most worrying for me is the the effect it can have on your eyesight (usually only one eye) this has happened with me. My eyesight has deteriorated in my right eye and at the moment I am getting that looked after I hope, it does have its benefits especially when I am asked to clean the windows out side, I ask what window or to make a cup of tea "which kettle do I use" just me being lazy mind you it does not work much any more :roflmao: no harm in trying. I am willing to put up with the tiredness and being sleepy, I am fairly confident I can overcome the sleepiness piece the tiredness part I did before as well. My eye sight is the only thing that really worries me a lot.
Now as a Drug Zebinix seems to be good but as with all medication it depends on the person, it seems to wait until a seizure starts and boom it stops the physical appearance but you can still kind of feel the seizure - its hard explain it - but I still have had seizures. But yes I would say it has its benefits and is probably good for some. It only comes in 800 mg tablets and 1200 mg is the recommended max amount so now I know why they want me on 1600 mg along with everything else I am taking.
It sounds like the Zebinix might be helping a tiny tiny tiny bit, but it's still pretty lousy overall. I hope the neuro (assuming you ever get to actually talk to him) has some other treatment ideas up his sleeve.