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VNS vs vimpat
Wed, 07/27/2011 - 22:36Comments
Re: VNS vs vimpat
Submitted by jbmom on Thu, 2011-07-28 - 22:22
Re: VNS vs vimpat
Submitted by tbaldwin on Thu, 2011-07-28 - 11:45
After 31 years of epilepsy and being on allot of medicines always had a complex-partials w/o any arua every 3-4 wks. Then in '07 I got in a test of lacosamide which is Vimpat. My frequency improved to 1 every 7-12 wks. the other medicine that I took during test was lowered as Vimpat was increased.
After the test a very very well known doctor replaced the other med. with Keppra XR. Now I'm taking 300mgs Vimpat two times a day + 1000mgs Keppra XR two times a day. My last complex-partial was 6/13/10. Then 6 2/3 months later (1/4/11) I had my first simple partial which I thought it was an aura of an oncoming complex-partial, but it stayed simple for all of the seizure. Then 4 1/3 monthes later (5/15/11) another simple occurred, none since that. I'd never had a vegus nerve stimulator, had an unsuccessful left temporal lobectomy in '96. This mixture may get me to return to driving. Timothy Baldwin
After 31 years of epilepsy and being on allot of medicines always had a complex-partials w/o any arua every 3-4 wks. Then in '07 I got in a test of lacosamide which is Vimpat. My frequency improved to 1 every 7-12 wks. the other medicine that I took during test was lowered as Vimpat was increased.
After the test a very very well known doctor replaced the other med. with Keppra XR. Now I'm taking 300mgs Vimpat two times a day + 1000mgs Keppra XR two times a day. My last complex-partial was 6/13/10. Then 6 2/3 months later (1/4/11) I had my first simple partial which I thought it was an aura of an oncoming complex-partial, but it stayed simple for all of the seizure. Then 4 1/3 monthes later (5/15/11) another simple occurred, none since that. I'd never had a vegus nerve stimulator, had an unsuccessful left temporal lobectomy in '96. This mixture may get me to return to driving. Timothy Baldwin
Re: VNS vs vimpat
Submitted by T Davis on Thu, 2011-07-28 - 00:21
I am so sorry to hear about your little one. I'm not young, but have complex partials, and was having in the range of 30 to 45 a month at it's peak. I currently take 3000 mg of Keppra daily and Vimpat 200 mg twice daily. The vimpat has helped me decrease my siezures greatly. I am still have a couple a week, but I'm making improvement. The only side effect I have had is drowziness, maybe a little of balance. The drowziness goes away slowly as I adjusted to it. I hope they're able to find something that works for him. Don't give up!