Which meds? please.....

Which meds are best for which seizures? What does everybody else taking? Is it working? Does it make you sleepy? Side effects? How much do you take? Do you like it? Was it the first one you tried? Did you have to try many to find one that you liked?

[Casie0726]

I am taking 200 mg tegretol 2x daily. I dont have the usual side effects. I things like joint pain.

[sandra151167]

I was taking eppanutin for 20years no side effects always stayed on same med never had to change.
Your GP will make changes if you are not happy or having side effects.

[Casie0726]

Thanks!

[somemonkey]

What kind of seizures is it helping you with? What is everybody else here taking? I changed mine six times! I can't think!

[Neoshobaby]

I am 47 and have had seizures since the onset of my menstrual cycle when I was 13. As the years have gone by new medications came about. At first I was on phenobarbital and tegretol. Those only lightened the seizures. Later I was put on Dilantin. A little more helpful but not controlling. When I was about 28, a doctor put me on Depakene (Depakote). It suppressed my seizures well. I always felt worse during my periods or when i was stressed or lack of sleep. Though on this medicine I could go a year or two without a seizure. My longest span was 7 years and might have been longer except my father passed away. I had surgery last year and it put me straight into menopause and I was having pass out seizures instead of Grand mal. They were starting to scare me so a new neurologist put me on Keppra as an additive to the Depakene and I have been doing well now. I wish there was a cure. My sister has Multiple sclerosis. I somehow deep down inside feel we both have a neurological disease because of some bad vaccines we had when we were younger but I cant prove it.

[somemonkey]

I take dilantin and tegretol. Soon zonegran too. Anyone know about that one? I had reactions to trileptal, depakote, and others. I had to stay in the hospital for Lamictal and topamax!!!!!

[MrsSquidlyHype]

I am 22 years old and I was diagnosed with epilepsy since I was about 5 years old. They told my mom I had 6 days to live when I was born because I had a tumor on my brain. I had brain surgery when I was a baby. Since then I've had 5 brain surgeries my last one was when I was 11 years old. I had a seizure on the operating table and was paralyzed on my right side. So whenever I have a seizure I go paralyzed on my right side and it takes me about 3 minutes to talk again. I think the best medication to take is Depakote and Lamictal. I'm on both of them Lamictal 200 (morning and night) and Depakote 1000 (at night). Because I was on Trileptal and Dilantin. Dilantin made my gums swell so I had to have surgery on my gums. Hope this helps...

[matsuiny2004]

trileptal

[matsuiny2004]

It makes me feel slow though allthough that might just be a part of all medications