Vimpat Questions

I have been on Vimpat & Zonisamide & Gabapentin for 4 months; the combination of the 3 drugs has?

effectively been controlling my partial complex seizures. Since the early 1970s I used Dilantin which quit working in 1970s. I tried various neurologists to control my seizures without luck until ...

Posted 24 Feb 2012 • 0 answers •

Is vimpat taken as the only seizure med. a good one?

I take 300 mg dilaltin and 100 mg vimpat now. I want to get off dilantin and my doctor has set up a weaning program for me to go only to vimpat. wondering how this worked for others

Posted 23 Feb 2012 • 0 answers •

How do I wean myself off taking 8-10 mg's of Xanax?

Without them I get heat flashes, mood swings, paranoid, can't leave my house and at the worst seizures and I already take Vimpat for the epilepsy. I really want off but the safest way possible.

Posted 16 Nov 2011 • 2 answers •

I have been on vimpat for a week. I am highly irritable and a little angry. My dosage doubles?

... tomorrow which concerns me since I'm still feeling this on a low dose. Will this go away?

Posted 25 Oct 2011 • 1 answer •

I just started Vimpat a little over two weeks ago. My doctor started me off at 100mg 2x a day, but?

... I was so tired, I couldn't get out of bed. I called, and the dose was cut back to 50mg to start off. We just increase the dose to 50/75, and I'm getting exhausted again. I already take ...

Posted 16 Sep 2011 • 1 answer • 1 star

Adding Vimpat to generic Lamictal?

I've been taking lamictal for about a year now, currently taking 400 mg/daily. My seizures keep returning, so I'll have a night of seizures approximately every 5 weeks. Increasing the ...

Posted 31 Aug 2011 • 3 answers •

Vimpat sillys ?

Im currently taking 150 mils of vimpat and hv to now raise it to 200 mls. Does anyone else get the sillys about 45 minutes after taking vimpat ? I have that not every time . But quite often

Posted 18 Jul 2011 • 1 answer • 1 star

Does or can vimpat cause weight gain or weight loss?

i've just been put on a trail and I'm also taking topamax and lamictal epilepsy not control

Posted 3 May 2011 • 3 answers •

Can an antiobotic (cephalexin) interfere with an epileptic's anti seizure medication?

Drugs taken with cephalexin were keppra, vimpat & topamax

Posted 8 Jan 2011 • 1 answer •

How high should the doses of other medications be?

My son just started Vimpat and his doctor didn't reduce his other meds. He takes 250 mg of zonisimide twice daily and lamictal 150 mg twice a day. He seems more aggitated and tired.

Posted 20 Dec 2010 • 1 answer •

I have been on a two week trial of Vimpat. I have been a nervous wreck?

Posted 13 Dec 2010 • 1 answer • 1 star

Has vimpat been given to kids, my 7 yr old nephew was just prescribed this medicine?

Posted 21 Sep 2010 • 1 answer •

Vimpat - Has anyone experienced hair loss and weight gain?

Posted 15 Sep 2010 • 3 answers •

How does Vimpat cause aggression?

I'm not an aggressive person. This is the second week that I have been taking vimpat 50mg twice a day. I've been more aggressive & irritated than usual (yesterday & today). I need ...

Posted 14 Sep 2010 • 1 answer • 1 star