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Anticonvulsants (Epilepsy prevention drugs)

This forum is the place to discuss anticonvulsants, which prevent epileptic seizures. Anticonvulsants include Barbiturates ( Barbexaclone, Metharbital, Methylphenobarbital, Phenobarbital, Primidone), Hydantoins (Ethotoin, Fosphenytoin, Mephenytoin, Phenytoin), Oxazolidinediones (Ethadione, Paramethadione, Trimethadione),Succinimides (Ethosuximide, Mesuximide, Phensuximide), Benzodiazepines (Clobazam, Clonazepam, Clorazepate, Diazepam, Lorazepam, Midazolam, Nitrazepam, Temazepam), Carboxamides (Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Rufinamide), Fatty acid derivatives (Valpromide, Valnoctamide), Carboxylic acids (Valproic acid (Sodium valproate & Valproate semisodium). That’s a lot of drugs to deal with! Whichever one(s) you are on, you can talk about your experiences here.

side effects of tegretol

Are there any people with experience of tegretol, especially for PTSD? Life with PTSD is not easy, and I am starting to think that I would be much better off with the help of medication. My counsellor and I have talked about it, and she mentioned tegretol. Does anyone know what the side effects are?

by User avatar felicdad926155568

Klonopin/ Clonazepam withdrawal

Answered by a doctor

Hello all:I have come off of Klonopin twice before, it is a brutal and painful drug to get yourself off of. I was taking it to help for sleep, primarily. Something interesting that I have found that seems to both help and address sleep issues, Sermorelin Acetate. It's not for the faint of heart...

by User avatar mirrorscape215497

does taking the prescription dylanton for seizures shrink your brain

can dylanton shrink your brain

by User avatar kell

Kepra--levels to high'

[My daughter has been on Kepra four months and because she still was having seizures the dosage was increased form 2000mg a day to 3000. She was doing well, but now she is confused. Could her levels be too high?size=18]

by User avatar Jean

Taurine to help control seizures

Hi. Has anyone here been on Taurine or used it as a supplement to help control seizures? Does it help? I would like to hear some experience.

by User avatar hennigar2575

klonipin side effects

Does anyone have problems with motivation when you take Klonopin? When I take it, I have no motivation to do anything at all, this includes working out, going to work, working when I'm at work, eating right, making my bed. I just don't feel like doing anything. I just want to sit on my couch,...

by User avatar Guest

tegratol and folic acid

Hello. I'm 45 year old female and few years back I was diagnosed with epilepsy. It was some mild form but anyway, since then I'm drinking some anticonvulsant medications such as Tegratol and Carbamazepine. Just recently, I have noticed that some typical anemia symptoms such as fatigue, pale skin...

by User avatar fleur796

Can Zonegram help me?

Hello. I suffer from epilepsy for about 10 years now. I’m trying to prevent complications and to keep my condition under “normal proportions”. I used several drugs and some of them help me to get rid of anxiety and difficulties in verbal expression, but none of them helped to reduce the...

by User avatar Guest

Should I start with Zonegran by my self?

Hello. I am 54 years old and I’m an epileptic for about five years now and ‘till now I had a really good control over my condition, especially over my seizure attacks. My neurologist prescribed me a Phenobarbital and I’ve been using from the beginning of my disease but recently I started to...

by User avatar Guest

Switching to Epilum

Hi. I suffer from epilepsy. I was taking Lyrica, but because of some bad side effects of the med I had to stop. I was prescribed with Epilum and before I start taking it, I would like to hear more about this med. Anybody?

by User avatar Guest