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Depakote er and topamax?
Sun, 09/21/2014 - 20:32Topic: Medication Issues
Was curious if anyone else has been on both depakote er and topamax for their seizures?
I haven't had a seizure for over 6 months . but less than a year and the medications I'm supposed to take are depakote er 500mg x2 a day and topamax 50mg x2 a day
Sometimes I struggle to take them and will forget for a extended period of time. Probably because when I take them I experience side effects.
I was wondering if anyone had any positive or negative reactions from using topamax and depakote together ?
As far as problems takimg a
Submitted by just_joe on Mon, 2014-09-22 - 10:17
As far as problems takimg a combination takimg several kiinds of AED;s It is not easy and I never liked taking them. I learned that delays in taking my pills can and has caused break thru seizures, If you are to take them 2 times a day unless toyr meuro told yo udifferently those meds need to be taken 12 hours apart. The reason for that is a delaytaken your medication levels are lower they the prescribed anount. I hope this helps and yo uget things streight and get seizure free.