I take lamictal 3pills in a.m.and 3 at p.m.and phenabarbital,1 in a.m and one and a half at p.m., I still have  seizures. I am trying to find out if maybe the pheno is weakening my lamictal....I have at least one seizure every other day. My doctor said...

My husband is taking depakote and dilantin after switching from keppra, which made him abusive after a seizure.  His neuro gave him a choice between depakote er and lamictil....which is better?

I am trying to find a different seizure medication with fewer side effects. I can't take Dilantin or Keppra, for some reason my body won't  tolerate them. I am on Topamax 100mg daily (50/50). I have lost lots of hair.  ...Enough to make 2 wigs. I am lucky...

Hi, I am on the medication Zonisamide and have been waking up feeling really uncomfortable and restless. Is there anyone that has experienced this side effect from this medicine before?

For some reason I have been getting really bad head aches just out of the blue. do you think it could have anything to due with me taking lamictal, or maybe related to have epilepsy? I would really appriciate any responses!! thanks!-Aly...

My doctor put me on Topamax recently. I started taking it about 2 weeks ago. I was taking 25mg the first week, then 50mg the second week and this Friday I am supposed to go up to 75mg and then to a max of 100mg the week after where I am supposed to stay for...

hiya everyone, my names mairi and my daughter sophie started taking seizures at 6weeks, we are not about 10weeks down the line and the seizures are still not under control. she was diagnosed wrongly to start with myoclonic epilepsy and put...

A neurologist told me that a longer-acting or lasting version of Keppra and Lamictal might cut down on the enormous fatigue that takes a hold of me about two hours after I take my drugs.  I take 1250 mg Keppra & 600 mg Lamictal, twice daily, once...

Believe it or not, you can save BIG bucks at the drugstore around the corner (some prescription, some generic and some of both, depending upon the pharmacy) if you just do a little homework... Costco Member Prescription Program -- offers a discount...

Hi, everybody. I just joined this site yesterday. I saw a forum where a few people were discussing transitioning to generic lamotrigine (just released) from Lamictol. But now I can't seem to find the forum. I'm considering the generic switch and am wondering...

I cant beleive this will ever happen to me...i met a man when i travel to africa for business purpose last year and i told him that am suffering from epilepsy and he helped me to cast a spell,,i dont really beleive that the spell will work in the first place...

My son is 17 had his first seizure a year and a half ago. Was put on keppra and started hearing voices. I thought he was just saying it but as time went on I started to believe him. I'm not sure if it was the keppra but it started when he was put on it ....

hi everyone...i have a question about Lamictal dosage..my doc has put me on lamictal 100 mg per day. Before Lamictal i was on keppra XR 500 mg per day but i had alot of body aches so i switched to Lamictal. So far, i haven't had any side effects from Lamictal...

* I take Lamictal - Feeling irritable - Altered mental status: Agitation, unexplained irritability, inattention, extreme lethargy, or confusion - Fatigue (particularly after eating) (always) I think I'm the only person I know among my friends...

Hello   Since I'm still having seizures, I had more med adjustments this weekend in the hospital (I had a seizure at the mall and wasn't quite with it enough to hop on the bus, so I got transported). I had my Tegretol XR bumped up from 1200...

Keppra's generic version came out sometime in November. I went to refill my subscription and without my O.K. I was given the generic, (some word I can't pronounce). I noticed it and assumed it was exactly the same. I had a Tonic-Clonic on the 1st of Dec. then...

Hi all, I am new to this site.  My son is a seven year survivor of brain-cancer.  The cancer is in his left frontal lobe around the speech area.  It seems it is 'paused' for now, and God willing will be for the next twenty years.  But every day above...

I was wondering if anyone else has experienced weight gain while being on Keppra (Levetiracetam)? I have been on it for a year and a half now and have gained about 25lbs while playing a D-1 sport training 5-6 days a week with dieting. I have been training...

1 year ago my then 18 y/o son had his first seizure and was started on lamictal after he was said to have JME based on his EEG. He did well with just a seizure every 40-60 days as they were increasing his dose. He was back to driving...

I have been on Topamax for a few months and have developed "after-images". My eyes will hang on to an image and it will stay in my vision for a few seconds until it fades even though I'm looking somewhere else. I also have trailing images...

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone has experienced some hair lossor knows of a connection between hair loss and Lamictal? As i recently increased my dosage of Lamictal to 500mg a day, and i'm finding that i'm losing...

Hello to all, I have been on 750mg Keppra for five years. I take app. 3,000mg per day and have been seizure free for the past 4 months. I am dropped from my Medical insurance on May 1st, 2010. I have been reasearching options and Keppra is very very...

I am just about at my wits' end with medications.  I have tried just about everything there is to try and the only thing I can tolerate at all is Keppra.  Three of the medications caused me to break out in a terrible painful rash.  I had been on Keppra...

I was on Carbatrol XR for almost 20 years until this year when I broke my heal twice and my neuro said I had to switch since I am 46 and carbatrol is bad on bones evidently (didn't know this) so I first switched to Keppra, was a horrible witch to everyone,...

my daughter is 11 and just started having grand mal seizures in may 08. in june she was put on keppra 500mg twice a day. a couple weeks ago she started having  what looked like focal seizures. but the drs say its not a seizure. they think its behavioral or...

I have been on Topamax for two years or so. Every time I try to start exercising I end up stopping because the side effects are just too much. I will start doing any cardio, and when I start to sweat or get my heart pumping, my arms, my upper back, and then...

I am wondering how long after stopping topamax does it take for the acne to stop?

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My 8-year old son has been having seizures for over 13 months now.  The neurologist has him on four different medications twice a day.  Trileptal, Zonagran, Keppra and Banzel.  My instinct is telling me he's on too many medications at once, but he is...

Hi, well i was diagnosed aged 8 (i am now 21 this year) with pete mal,i was told i may grow out of it and i am still waiting?! How old can you be? i have never been comfortable with my epilepsy and i remember at school it was a huge thing i tried to keep...

Hi I've been taking Carbamazepine for more than 20 years. I started with 900 mg / day. Now I take 400 mg. / day. A friend of mine who also has epilepsy tells me she became immune to Carbamazepine. I was wondering if anyone has ever developed an immunity...

I have a 4 year old son who was diagnosed with Myoclonic seizures at the age of 18 months. He is currently taking Keppra 1000mg, Klonopin 2mg and Zonegran 100mgs a day. He also has a VNS that was implanted in August 2009. With all the meds and the VNS he...

I have a 4 year old son who was diagnosed with Myoclonic seizures at the age of 18 months. He is currently taking Keppra 1000mg, Klonopin 2mg and Zonegran 100mgs a day. He also has a VNS that was implanted in August 2009. With all the meds and the VNS he...

I was perscribed for Keppra about 7 months ago. I was just taking 500 mg twice a day. I had another seizure and they increased my dosage to 2000 mg a day, 4 500mg tablets a day. Since then, I've been feeling dizzy and drowsy, and shaky. Could this be from...

I am an MD. My daughter suffered from temporal lobe partial absence seizures from age two. Many medicines helped but none were fully effective.Based on an article on congenital defects in lipid metabolism, I had the flash insight that...

Gosh seems like a lot of folks have not had good results with Lamictal.   My son is changing from Tegritol to Lamictal  (a long process).  He is currently at 300 mg a day Lamictal and will have a blood test this...

I've been prescribed 1000mg Keppra to be taken twice daily. Here are my side effects:

Just come back from seeing my doctor (not 100% happy with how the appointment went, and was basically told despite my last EEG being 13 years ago, which they have lost the results to, it's gonna be hard to get me another one because of restrictions put on...

My doctor just mentioned this medication and wanted me to start it, but said little about what exactly it is and how it is (if it is) different than Lamictal? He did this in response to me telling him I'm having some seizures more at night now when I'm sleeping....

HI - our daughter was diagnosed over the summer with Absence Seizures. Her pediatric neurologist has recommended starting her on Ethosuximide. She has assured us that the side effects are primarily "upset stomach" and that can remedied by taking...

Hello,Does anyone suffer from headaches & vomiting after a seizure which can last at least 24 hours or more. Coupled with this is extreme tiredness and achiness.I was interested to read what people were saying about Lamictal and its...

I just noticed that the pharmacy provided me with a different generic trileptal.  I've been on the one for Glenmark since I was diagnosed 2-3 years ago, so I noticed that they were different immediately (Sun Pharmaceuticals).  I was never told I'd get...

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I have a 16 yo son with Epilepsy.  he has been diagnosed for 2 years.  he is still uncontrolled.  He went about 10 months without a seizure and then started again this past Nov.  He has tonic clonic, myoclonic, and absence seizures.  He is currently on...

I'm having issues with my current meds - 750 mg/day Divalproex (I think that's what it's called - generic Depakote) & 300 mg/day Lamotrigine.  Anyone know anything about Topomax?  Side effects?  Success?  Thanks for any help. -Heather.