First a short history..I'm 54 years old. I was diagnosed with Complex Partial Seizures 2 years ago, though I've probably been having them all my life, especially during my teenage years...My seizures consist of a strange aura, dizziness and fainting....

Help!  My 2 1/2 year old was recently diagnosed with petit mal seizures.  The doctor wants to put him on Trileptal but my husband and I are both skeptical about the medication.  I have read through the side effects and I am concerned about the severity...

i am new on here but my 8 year old daughter has complex partial epilepsy since 3 months of age and i have not been able to get much of my questions answered can some one help

Anyone have any problems with tremors and shaking from lamictal?

I am 40, have been living with epilepsy for 33 years.  After an initial few tries on a few different meds, found that dilantin completely controlled my seizures.  Outside of 1 when i went through a growth spurt (med levels too low for weight gain), 1 when...

I'm 27 & I have been on on epival for 11 years. Just as I was getting comfortable with my life & getting used to epival my doctor recently made me change my medication due to my migraines. My doctor didnt want to increase my intake...

Hi, My son just turned two and has been having seizures since he was 5 months.... he has been on mediction for a year and half. last April he got really sick and since then has been sick oftentimes every month... He is on clobazam...

I have been told by physicians and pharmacists that generic Dilantin does not work as well as the name brand. So insist on name brand Dilantin....

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Hi,  I'm a 20 year old female suffering from tonic clonic and abscence seizures. I'm terribly concerned about my seizures and how they are responding to medication, wanted to know if anyone else has had similar issues to what I have been going through...

Keppra is making my life miserable. I have every side effect possible. Finally my neurologist is cutting me down, he told me there would be no side effects. Does anyone know if this is true or not? I am on 2,000 a day going to 1,500. ...

dose anyone that  take tegretol feel as tho you put on waight with them? keep telling my doc that with the tablets im on im puttin on waight and would like to change them but the doc keeps telling me that the tablets are fine??? i am 100% sure that its the...

As I look not to many people who take lamictal or the high dose age!I'm experiencing auras lately have little knowledge about either....advise please

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

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...

My name is Jamie and I am a 23 year old female with Epilepsy since I was 10 years old. I have been seizure free for almost 3 years now, the last two years I have been taking Keppra(1250 mg/day). Prior to Keppra I was taking Tegretol but decided to switch...

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...

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Is there any information about people with simple partials who don't undergo AED treatment?  Not being flippant here but seriously....what happens? The side-effects of all the meds seem horrifying, and I don't lose consciousness, Is epilepsy...

Hello, I am wondering if anyone can tell me their experiences with the side effects of different medicines, particularly Lamictal and Topomax. I have been on Lamictal for about 2 (going on 3) years now and since then I have had a lot of difficulty...

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 am 34. I have been having sz since age of five. I have been on meds after meds for so many years. No doc seem to know what to do. I was put on Lamictal with this med and that med but nothing seem to help. Finally Keppra seem to have helped but once again...

Hello, I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy back in 1999. For the last 10 years my complex-partial seizures were controlled with dilantin. The biggest issues i've still been facing are the simple partial (auras). I still get 3 or 4 auras a week,...

Hello. I and my mom are foreigners in Vancouver, Canada. We both don't have health insurance, and mom needs Trileptal 300 mg that can go for one week. Because a friend of ours will send packages of trileptal after 4 days. But the problem now is mom does not...

i am a 22 year old with generalized epilepsy--i take both keppra and zonegran---right now i am on my parents insurance, but all that will change when i hit 23 years of age---i am in college right now and am very worried about the possibility that after i get...

Does anyones mouth get numb shortly after taking Vimpat? Every morning and night my mouth and tounge get numb shortly after taking it. It lasts a couple hous. Some times all day or it comes and goes. I've been one it for 2 months. Going to dr. in 2 weeks.

I know that many of you have sleep changes due to meds, but when do you say enough is enough and decide you need to switch/change out? In short: on 250mg of Lamictal and 2000mg of Keppra daily. The Lamictal I started first, and from the start it kept...

Is anyone out there taking Vimpat for Primary Generalized Epilepsy?  If so, what kind of luck did you have with it.  I am just starting it as an add-on to Lamictal for Tonic Clonic Seizures.  My doctor says that even though it is uses for partials, that...

I recently lost my insurance and have been on Keppra and generic Keppra for the last six years.  So far I haven't really had any problems with it but my dosage was recently elevated due to memory loss.  After speaking with my doctor, through his nurse, and...

Hi, Taking Tegretol (slow release) 400mg/day for about 2 months, first ever epilepsy medication, and am disturbed by deep opaque yellow/orange urine.  I can't find anything about this online, and while my doctor has tested for infections etc and ruled...

Hi,  I am 33 years old and have had Epilepsy since I was 13.  I'm going to say I have catamenial epilepsy as it seems to be very hormonal.  Before May of this year I hadn't had a seizure in 5 years so it is very well under control.  When I do have...

I have been diagnosed with seizures for the past 16 years since I was 13 years old. I have been on Dilantin, Limictal, Depakote, Depakote ER, and Keppra. The only bad side effects from previous meds were protuding gums and the depletion of calcium from my...

My son's Dr. has recommended Banzel. Is there anyone who has used this medication that can talk about effectiveness and mostly, side effects? Thanks.

i've been on Topamax for two months now 50mg a day.. first month was great(no seizures YAY) and no side effects.. this second month though i've been having really bad side pains, constipation this whole month, back pain, and abdominal pain constantly..

Does anyone have any information on the LONG term effects of Lamictal vs Keppra on the liver, lungs and kidneys?  Thanks

My neurgologist just switched me from tompiramate to lamictal 200mg and I am very worried about hair loss as a side effect. I lost about 1/4-1/2 of my hair on topiramte and I seem to get every rare side effect there is out there on medications for some reason....

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I was on both Topamax and Lamictal for a long time. My dr took me off topamax b/c I want to have a baby in the next year. Since then I gained 10-15 pounds. I also quit smoking. I want to know if anyone has gone through this too?

Hello, I was diagnosed with Complex Partial Seizures in my left temporal lobe about two months ago by two different neurologists; they both suggested Keppra. I started taking the regular Keppra twice a day and was not doing well on it.

My now 5 year old son was diagnosed with partial complex seizures a little over a year ago.  He has experienced about 20 seizures, all of which last 1-2 minutes and happen in clusters of 2-4 over a week long period always precipitated by a cold (ie. fatigue). ...

My 7 year old daughter was diagnosed with Epilepsy a year ago this coming April.  She has been on Depakote since the beginning.  It seems to be doing very well at controlling the seizures, but she has become a whole different child.  It breaks my heart,...

I have been diagnosed with epilepsy since May, 2008. I first started having partial seizures with deja vu aura about 20 years ago. I had them up to 2-3x/week or as infrequent as 1-2x/month, under a lot of stress, sometimes daily. I never knew what it was...

I figured I would start a new topic on Epi-Still that will hopefully have current info moving forward within the discussion.     I have a 9 year old son with eplipsy and currently is having a tough time getting the seizures under control.  We...

Hi There, Hoping someone can advise me as to what a normal dosage of Keppra per day should be?  I guess what I am trying to guage is if I am on high or low dosage (1500 mg).  The side effects that I am experiencing right now are being really tired,...

I've been on Keppra for six years. Recently, a batch of nongeneric Keppra caused me to have myoclonic twitches as often as every couple of minutes. Keppra XR was even worse. Has this happened to anyone else?