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Medicine with the least side effects?
Tue, 08/15/2006 - 22:25Topic: Medication Issues
Reading the posts, it seems all these medications have really negative side effects. Is there one out there that's supposed to have the least? Or is there one that's generally accepted to be the worst?
I know they all effect people differently, but I'm so afraid to switch medicines now reading about all these negative side effects. Am a long term Dilantin user (46 yrs.) who has to switch now. It's sort of a case of the devil you know. One doctor
says Keppra and another Lamictal, so I'm seeking opinions here about both. Thanks for any information on personal experiences.
CB
Comments
Re: Re: Medicine with the least side effects?
Submitted by honeybear on Wed, 2006-08-16 - 09:31
Hi
I am on Lamictal 225mg. I used to be on 400mg but I got very bad insomnia which made my seizres worse, so my dose had to be reduced and topamax got added. I can not tolerate any dose highter then 225mg on Lamictal becuase of the insomnia but at 225mg I do not get any side effects that I am aware of (not even insomnia). The side effects that I have seem to be from the topamax.
I am afraid I can't help with the keppra.
Hope that helps a bit
Hayley xxx
Re: Re: Re: Medicine with the least side effects?
Submitted by Rufus36 on Wed, 2006-08-16 - 14:35
Hi, I was on a fairly small dose of Lamictal for quite a few years.. & I suffered pretty much no side effects at all. But it wasn't very effective in controlling my seizure's, so thats why I came off it. I tried Keppra end of last year, but unfortunately it made me totally exhausted all the time & I was getting really bad headache's every day. It didn't work for me, but I've heard lots of people who get on really well with it.. guess its smthg you have to try. Good Luck!
Ruth x
Re: Medicine with the least side effects?
Submitted by Winston on Tue, 2006-08-15 - 22:52
Hi - I don't have lots to say but I was on Lamictal for many months when I first started my medications. It turned out to not be effective for me but I also had no side effects. The impression that my doctor gave to me of Lamictal was that it was a fairly mild, "easy" drug. I don't know that this is medically true or that it's "better" than Keppra but this was my experience. Good luck!