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dealing with my seizures

Sun, 07/30/2006 - 16:34
i am fairly new to this site and need to get some advice. i am recently diagnosed with epilepsy. i experience mostly grand mal seizures. i was taking tegretol 200mg 3x a day. i only had one seizure in the first week of taking it. however i changed my meds because i didnt like the side affects on it. now i am taking trileptal 300mg 2x aday. i just started on it a week or two ago and already had 2 seizures. one grand mal one day time and one at nite. i dont know if this is not working or i just have to give it time. if anyone waants to write back with some help please do

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