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Vimpat for Primary Generalized Epilepsy
Fri, 11/06/2009 - 14:02Comments
Re: Vimpat for Primary Generalized Epilepsy
Submitted by smbarber1234 on Tue, 2010-07-20 - 16:16
My doc added Vimpat to the Lomotrigene about 6 months ago. I am taking 150mg morn / 150mg night. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure how much it is really helping. Although they have reduced slightly, I continue to have nocturnal grand mals every couple of months. After reading about the higher doses that some are taking, I'm thinking of asking my doc to up the dosage.
Regarding the side effects: There have been a couple of times that I am pretty sure that I have accidently taken two doses at night. I have the same effects as most of the others on this page. About an hour after the last dose, I have slightly blurred vision and a feeling that I am kind floating forward ... not so bad really.
Has anyone had any luck taking a higher dosage of Vimpat at night to stop nocturnals?
My doc added Vimpat to the Lomotrigene about 6 months ago. I am taking 150mg morn / 150mg night. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure how much it is really helping. Although they have reduced slightly, I continue to have nocturnal grand mals every couple of months. After reading about the higher doses that some are taking, I'm thinking of asking my doc to up the dosage.
Regarding the side effects: There have been a couple of times that I am pretty sure that I have accidently taken two doses at night. I have the same effects as most of the others on this page. About an hour after the last dose, I have slightly blurred vision and a feeling that I am kind floating forward ... not so bad really.
Has anyone had any luck taking a higher dosage of Vimpat at night to stop nocturnals?
Re: Vimpat for Primary Generalized Epilepsy
Submitted by athomas on Mon, 2010-04-05 - 22:45
I just started Vimpat as an add on to 1200mg Tegretol (max. dose) for my generalized seizures.
My neurologist said what your's did about it being new and all medicine starts out as an add on (i kinda feel like a guinea pig). He seems to think i dont need Tegretol but he's gunna have to pry it from my cold dead hands!...Just dont have time to play that game!
Anyway, ive worked up to 150mg 2x daily and def. have the drunk feeling if i dont eat BEFORE taking it. This has made me miss a few classes.
No new episodes since taking it as an add on though..however, as long as i stayed away from caffeine, i didnt have seizures often with just Tegretol and they started as partials and progressed to generalized.
Hope i've helped in some small way...too, if anyone else has the caffeine sensitivity i have with their epilepsy, could you tell me anything you know.
thx.
I just started Vimpat as an add on to 1200mg Tegretol (max. dose) for my generalized seizures.
My neurologist said what your's did about it being new and all medicine starts out as an add on (i kinda feel like a guinea pig). He seems to think i dont need Tegretol but he's gunna have to pry it from my cold dead hands!...Just dont have time to play that game!
Anyway, ive worked up to 150mg 2x daily and def. have the drunk feeling if i dont eat BEFORE taking it. This has made me miss a few classes.
No new episodes since taking it as an add on though..however, as long as i stayed away from caffeine, i didnt have seizures often with just Tegretol and they started as partials and progressed to generalized.
Hope i've helped in some small way...too, if anyone else has the caffeine sensitivity i have with their epilepsy, could you tell me anything you know.
thx.