Vimpat User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Susan
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 16, 2018

For Seizures "I take 100 mg Vimpat, twice daily with Topamax (125 mg, twice daily). Works VERY well. However, I have lately noticed a ringing in my ears, noticing it only at night, and am wondering if that's a lesser known side effect of the Vimpat. Anyone else out there experiencing that too? Just curious. Otherwise, no complaints."

• laure...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 30, 2014

For Seizures "I started on Lyrica for my Simple Partial/Partial Complex seizures 5 years ago (by a previous neuro) and even though Lyrica was far from my current neuro's first choice he decided to keep me on it. He immediately added Vimpat. For the next 8 months, I had continued frequent spontaneous seizures and he persisted saying we just had to find the right dosage of both. He'd change the dosage by 50mg increases, different times of day, etc.. 8 months of terrible short term memory, lethargy, and a rainbow of different types of seizures and as a last ditch effort he lowered my morning dosage by 50mg and I went from a zombie to ME again! 5 years and I had issues only when stressed or sensory over load. But now they are sneaking back again..."

• Sj93
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 29, 2024

For Epilepsy "When I first read all the reviews, I was scared to take it, but now I’m glad I did. I have focal epilepsy and told my doctor I felt spacey, so she put me on Vimpat. Within the first week, I began concentrating and remembering better. Two weeks later, I stopped having seizures. The only side effect I had was weight gain. Yes, it’s a little bothersome being a woman and gaining weight, but it’s a small price to pay. I didn’t lose any hair or have any other issues. I’d say if you’re reading this and scared, go ahead and try it. Most of the people who write reviews on this medicine had bad experiences with it, but that doesn’t mean you will. The only bad thing I will say is that yesterday I had trouble with my memory like I used to. I don’t know if it’s because I had been on it for so long or what? Hopefully, it doesn’t lose its effectiveness."

• Anonymous
• February 10, 2012

For Seizures "I am on Carbatrol and Keppra and added 400mg of Vimpat about 1 year ago. I do not beleive that my complex partial seizures improved over this time period. As side effects go its not a bad medicine at all, but I do not like the fact that I can't remember simple words in the English language and putting together sentences is a little more tricky."

• TJSum
• March 26, 2016

For Seizures "Nocturnal Grand Mal Seizures with Tremor for 35 years. I have been taking Vimpat for 3 years with limited success. At times I have had headaches, dizziness, vision problems, weight gain, tongue swelling to name a few. I was taking 300mg morning 300mg night along with 1200mg once daily of Aptiom (the new Tegritol with a twist) No problems until 4 months ago. My knees started swelling and my joints started hurting like a severe pain I have never had. All the muscles in my legs started cramping at the same time. I went down to 150mg. of Vimpat twice daily and the swelling went down but not away. The pain is less but still there. The trouble has to be the Vimpat because I have been taking the Aptiom for only 2 months. Hope this is helpful."

• EMMII...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 5, 2015

For Seizures "I have nocturnal epilepsy, since I was very young maybe 5 will say I've had it, I've been on all the drugs you could say nearly threw primary school to high school they made me sick and unable to function everyday spewing etc so at about 16 I said stuff it I'm not taking any at all I'll deal with it, so recently this year I started on Vimpat and OMG it's a lifesaver for me!! So awake and switched on my partner says I hardly ever daydream he says he hasn't felt me or seen me having seizures at all!! Yes I feel out of it still but that's just me if I feel more awake I'm happy I haven't had any of the symptoms people say but maybe headaches and my dreams are very vivid and I get nightmares but it's just like watching movies each night I guess LOL"

• scrappy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 21, 2015

For Seizures "Vimpat severely increased my seizure activity. I took lamictal for 15 years by itself and it was extrememly effective until after childbirth. I developed a rash after a 50mg increase to try and cover the auras I was having. So, because of "the rash", I had to stop taking lamictal altogether. I started Vimpat before they weaned me off lamictal and I was having seizures daily, sometimes twice. As I weaned off the lamictal, the seizures continued and then I became aggressive. A side effect of Vimpat is mental alertness. Caffiene is a trigger for me so it was almost as Vimpat was the equivalent of drinking several energy drinks. I can't take Vimpat"

• jessi...
• January 13, 2014

For Seizures "I have had grand-mal seizures since age of 15. Around 32 I started having partial seizures only I didn't know that's what they were till I read a pamphlet in my Drs office. They put me on Vimpat, which at first did not help with the dizziness I was already feeling from the partial seizures, but after about a year now the dizziness has definitely slowed and I only have partial seizures when I'm overly, overwhelmed, or stressed. It doesn't help with my grand-mal seizures which I have at least 1-2 every month. I have noticed weight gain, and memory loss which I had before the medication, and hair loss, and tingling in my limbs, but if I drink more water it helps with the tingling. As for the hair loss I take biotin and that has helped."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 18, 2015

For Seizures "Partial seizures, simple and complex, addition of vimpat combined with lamictal eliminated all episodes. But, vimpat is making me crazy. Sad. Emotional wreck, easily agitated, but hey . No seizures."

• PAOFPA
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• July 21, 2018

For Seizures "I must rate Vimpat as a Negative, a source of seizures. Started – Fighting seizures for 45 years. I started Lamictal-Vimpat regimen 8 years ago. The doctor received nothing but complains. He cut the levels in half. Afterwards, he got questions when why meds were only working when I was on a limited light-carbohydrate diet. He got tired of me and STOPPED the Vimpat. Now on a light amount of Limictal. The past year the seizures are gone, first time. Stopped diet and gained weight? Best guess, excessive meds have been my primary source of seizures."

• kitty...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 26, 2019

For Seizures "I just started this medicine after I got a phase 2 surgery. It has helped with the longevity of the seizure but it hasn't stopped them. I have now noticed the side effects of it my hair is turning white and breaking easily, the vertigo and nausea if I don't eat enough by the second dose. My eyes and urine have darken not to mention I have to use the restroom a million times a day. I don't know if I should stay on it or go ahead and get off?"

• Stac
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 8, 2020

For Epilepsy "I have had no problems with this medication. The only "problem" I would say was getting the right dosage. I was on Lamotrigine 300mg ×2 daily, Clobazam 20mg x2 daily and initially on Vimpat 200mg. Vimpat was WAY too strong. It made me have double vision. Lowered the dose to 100mg with no problems. My doctor added this medication bc I have frequent seizures and my other medications are not as "fast acting" as Vimpat."

• Bjano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 22, 2019

For Seizures "I have only been on vimpat for a month. So far I love it. No real side effects. I haven't had any partial seizures. The most wonderful thing, not sure its the vimpat but not sure what else it could be, is that I have not had migraines. My migraines were very similar to my partial seizures... no headache... but speech and cognitive issues. Was having either migraines or partials almost daily. Nothing. And nothing helped. So happy. Hope it holds true!!"

• paulplj
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 27, 2019

For Epilepsy "For the last 16months I have taking Vimpat 200 mg. 2x/day. Oxcarbazepine 600mg 2x/day, Keppra 500mg. 2x/day and Dilantin ER 300mg at bedtime. The most difficult to adjust to is Vimpat. It makes me feel like I got A BUZZ for 3 to 4 hrs after taking it, then I feel sleepy after about 3 hrs and I take about A 2 hr nap everyday. When I first started on vimpat I was very sick to my stomach and sometimes would throw up until I started eating something light about an hour before taking it. This also helped reduce the feeling of a "buzz" as well. After 30 to 40 days of taking it my body adjust to it, and know I'm ok. I still get that "buzz" feeling most of the time and have talked to my Dr about it. Nothing could be done regarding the buzz feeling she said its just a side affect. Vimpat is a good med as long as its used with another."

• Jen
• September 13, 2017

For Seizures "Got switched to this after being on Aptiom (which made me crazy). I'm having less seizures, but it's like my brain is shrinking. My memory has gotten worse, which is saying something. I can't think of the simplest words sometimes, like I'm losing part of my vocabulary. I haven't had any emotional issues. I feel back to myself in that respect, but like every other medicine it will work for a while then I will slowly start having more frequent seizures. This is lasting longer than my others, but it feels like it's not just keeping my neurons from over-firing. It feels like my brain is shutting down slowly. Idk what to do about it."

• Anonymous
• July 31, 2018

For Seizures "POSITIVES: I have my normal energy and personality. NEGATIVES: $750.00 for 30 day supply with insurance! I have a little blurred vision, ringing in my ears and short term memory loss. (can't remember things from the day and week and can't find words to talk well especially in groups of people). I am 59 years old and starting having multiple auras at age 56 which led to 2 grand Mal seizures. Keppra made me extremely tired and anxious. Dylantin made me extremely tired, off balanced and "high" feeling. Vimpat has worked the best with 2-150mg pills per day."

• lisa...
• July 23, 2015

For Seizures "I have partial seizures. I take lithium and also take Valerian . The lithium worked fine. Now I just take Valerian. I do not think this would work for gran mal. I had vimpat pushed on me. I tried a free sample. Total garbage. In fact that's where I threw it out. Horrible drug.Felt like I was on LSD or some kind of mind frying drug.yuk.Makes me sick to think how I felt on it. I could not tolerate it AT ALL."

• CTano
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 24, 2020

For Epilepsy "I’ve taken Phenbarbitol, Dilantin, Trileptal, Keppra, Vimpat, Fycompa, and Lamotrigine. Vimpat is the best by far and no side effects for me, and even though it doesn’t completely control my seizures only marijuana works more efficiently for me, and that includes surgery back in 2012."

• Nikki
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 8, 2015

For Seizures "I have partial complex seizures. I also take tegretol XR and Diamox. Before Vimpat I was a seizure at least 3-5 times a month, especially after my menstruation. But I can say with the vimpat I don't have seizures, I will a little jump here and there but nothing major. The major side effects I have experience are the following: weight gain (about 50 pounds), dizzy when I intially take it if I don't eat enough food, and sometimes my words and thoughts would be off. lately I notice that I fall a lot but I don't know if its related or the vimpat. But I can say it has controlled my seizues. It didn't increase my appetite but I have gained a lot of weight, my Dr say its normal with Vimpat. I receive Vimpat for free with the patient assitance."

• Nad
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2021

For Seizures "Almost 3 weeks taking this med. 200mg twice a day and with 700mg of Keppra only at night. I was able to be seizure free for almost 3 years only taking Keppra once a day (my own diagnose) but got careless and drank a beer at night and went to bed really late and that provoked a seizure. My Dr told me to start taking Vimpat and after a week and a half I started to get headaches, dizziness, vertigo, started to wake up early than normal and my urine comes out almost a greenish color. I don't like this pill"

• Maxwell
• October 23, 2015

For Seizures "I'm 25 and a little over 1 year ago I had my first seizure, grand mal. I had no warnings or auras and I fell and hit my head; leading to me being in a coma for 3 days. I started on Dilantan 100mg twice a day. I started having loss of coordination, slurred speech so I was switched over to Lamotrigine and was taking 25mg twice a day. That seemed to work nicely for about 4 months when I got up to 150mg twice a day. One morning I woke up with this giant nasty rash on the side of my neck and down the right side of my side and stomach. It was an allergic reaction. I'm now on vimpat 150mg twice a day. Only side effects I have with the Vimpat is I have serious issues trying to sleep, unexplained noise in my ears. However, I'm still having seizures!"

• Blossom
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 25, 2018

For Seizures "Vimpat has also saved me. I have tried nearly all the anti seizure medications. Most of them had side effects ranging from dry mouth to memory loss where I have not been able to remember friends names or common words. The main problem was that I had to increase to such high levels that they were unsafe or my body seemed to develop a tolerance. I have been on Vimpat for nearly a year now with very few of my symptoms which is amazing because without medication I would have problems every 1-2 minutes. The side effects are virtually negligible. My tongue and lips are a little numb when I take the tablets and I get headaches when the medication is altered. The major problem is the cost!"

• Edith
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 4, 2022

For Seizures "I was prescribed Vimpat on July 2020 and on August 31, 2020 I was in the ER. I was unaware it was the medication but after 9 CT scans and 3 MRI saying that my brain is ok, I knew it had to be Vimpat. I am bed bound since November 2020 to this day, May 4, 2022. I hope my neurologist can prescribe me another anti seizure medication. I hope this is useful to someone."

• Scoot...
• August 16, 2017

For Seizures "Vimpat saved me! After years of off and on again seizures (petite mal), I struggled with Epival as a lone source of control. A few years ago my Neurologist combined Keppra to my medical regiment. It worked fairly well for about a year or two in controlling my seizure. One of the major problems was that my emotions went wild. When I was happy I was ecstatic, when I was sad I was depressed and when I was perturbed, well, I was furious and not fun to be around! Sadly, my seizures returned and then my Neurologist placed my on Vimpat (together with Epival). Since the change life has become MUCH better. I am back to my normal self. The person I was many years ago, and I am ever so grateful!"

• jcred
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 11, 2016

For Seizures "I was on Keppra my doctor switched me to vimpat I can't see right walking is like a new born trying to begin to walk hitting into walls trouble sleeping bitting my inner cheeks a lot very sore can't sleep well feel something is going on while sleeping my bottom front lip is all cut and very sore I don't recommend not worth it I would rather have seizures."