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Vimpat

Tue, 05/12/2009 - 21:33

Has 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!

Comments

Re: Vimpat

Submitted by kimberly1975 on Tue, 2009-08-18 - 07:06
Would youet me know how Vimpat worked? I just started taking Vimpat Sunday Aug 16,2009. I see you have been on Vipat for almost 2 months. I have gone through alot of meds and I'm on 4  meds now. I just hope this med works. I sick and tired of all the meds. I just feel like giving up on all the meds. Nothing seems to be working.  Hope everything is ok and you are getting your seizures under control.

Re: Vimpat

Submitted by cvargas on Tue, 2009-06-30 - 00:25

hi there,

Im sorry that you all have had to experience those horrible side effects theres either small or humungus

I started on Vimpat two weeks ago and Im happy to say that yesterday and It would have been today if I had eaten when I was suppose to I did not have any sz and I saw a movie that triggers sz not as a test just because Im staying with my sister and her husband

I am being taken off of keppra xr still am on phenobarbital, and zonegram

 I havent had any side effects so far I do get drowsy when I increase the med for a couple of days

you all are right when I called in for the rx they had to order the Vimpat but maybe its cuz the med is new.....I dont know

good luck all 

`Christina Vargas

hi there,

Im sorry that you all have had to experience those horrible side effects theres either small or humungus

I started on Vimpat two weeks ago and Im happy to say that yesterday and It would have been today if I had eaten when I was suppose to I did not have any sz and I saw a movie that triggers sz not as a test just because Im staying with my sister and her husband

I am being taken off of keppra xr still am on phenobarbital, and zonegram

 I havent had any side effects so far I do get drowsy when I increase the med for a couple of days

you all are right when I called in for the rx they had to order the Vimpat but maybe its cuz the med is new.....I dont know

good luck all 

`Christina Vargas

Re: Vimpat

Submitted by daj on Tue, 2009-06-30 - 14:58

Thanks for letting us know your experiences with Vimpat, Christine.  I really hope it "does the trick" for you and gets your seizures under control.

Best wishes!

Debbie         

 

Thanks for letting us know your experiences with Vimpat, Christine.  I really hope it "does the trick" for you and gets your seizures under control.

Best wishes!

Debbie         

 

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