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Vimpat side effect itchy and severe dry skin

Mon, 04/10/2017 - 07:15
Hi, I have been on Vimpat for almost two years and am now reducing this because I get terribly itchy from it. Especially on my scalp, neck and arms it is so bad I'm scratching all day long and it is turning me crazy. Last week I stopped with Vimpat completely (now taking Keppra 1500mg twice a day), but the itching seems to be only worse then before. Does my body have to get used to not taking Vimpat anymore and will it get better over time? I'm wondering if anyone has experienced something similar. Thank you, Danique

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Hello! I've been on Vimpat

Submitted by Susan.213 on Fri, 2017-04-14 - 21:56
Hello! I've been on Vimpat 300mg/day for about 8 months with no side effects like that. Tried Keppra + Tegretol before Vimpat with no luck. Hope that stops soon, sounds very unpleasant.

I've only been on 100mg twice

Submitted by Roald on Mon, 2017-04-17 - 23:07
I've only been on 100mg twice a day for 2 weeks. I've noticed kind of the opposite that I seem to sweat grease and my bo and urine smell different. Vimpat has some weird inactive ingredients. What I think I feel sweating out my skin is the propyethelyne glycol in it. That is an industrial lubricant more commonly known as "break fluid." It has made the texture of my skin feel different and I have to shower about twice as often due to oil/grease feel. My wife is actually allergic to it, found that out many years ago long before I started having seizures or started taking Vimpat. We learned propyethelyne glycol is in everything including pretty much all processed foods and drinks cosmetics etc. Just because it is used to lubricate all machine parts and is technically food safe as far as the FDA is concerned. It can almost burn her skin and she can't have foods or drinks with it. Regular band-aids can give her 2nd degree burns after a day or 2 for example. So even if you stopped taking Vimpat, your body may still feel like it is getting it if you are eating foods, drinking things, or using products that still have some of those same ingredients you may have become allergic to during your course on Vimpat. I always didn't like keppra but over time it got worse and worse (after a year) and I now know that I am allergic to it. I think I probably was a little to begin with but  that the severity increased over time/exposure to it until it become intolerable. Try an allergy test at a dermatologist maybe? They can test for all kinds of stuff you normally wouldn't expect to be in food, drinks, etc. Just a thought but I could be way off. My wife is also allergic to blue #2 and I know one of the Vimpat pills has that or another artificial blue color added to it.

It has both polyethylene

Submitted by Roald on Mon, 2017-04-17 - 23:43
It has both polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol. Both are also commonly found in vaccines especially polyethylene glycol. 

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