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Vimpat
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 21:33Has anyone tried Vimpat yet? If so, will you share your experiences with it (good and bad), decision to take it or not, etc.? My doctor wants me to switch to it. Thanks so much!
Re: Vimpat
Submitted by kstagg on Fri, 2009-07-24 - 10:23
Right now I'm on 200mg Vimpat a day. 100 in the AM and 100 in the PM. I'm also taking 1400mg (600mg AM and 800mg PM) of Carbatrol daily and 2000mg daily of Keppra (1000mg in the AM and 1000mg in the PM).
I'll be honest with you - what with the Vimpat and the Keppra - I'm at my wit's end in terms of losing my head. I don't seem to have any patience anymore and I have trouble staying awake by late afternoon. I'd be prepared to have an anti-depressent in the mix to try and help balance things out.
Right now I'm on 200mg Vimpat a day. 100 in the AM and 100 in the PM. I'm also taking 1400mg (600mg AM and 800mg PM) of Carbatrol daily and 2000mg daily of Keppra (1000mg in the AM and 1000mg in the PM).
I'll be honest with you - what with the Vimpat and the Keppra - I'm at my wit's end in terms of losing my head. I don't seem to have any patience anymore and I have trouble staying awake by late afternoon. I'd be prepared to have an anti-depressent in the mix to try and help balance things out.