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.

Clonazepam withdrawl symptoms

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I have been taking clonazepam to treat PTSD and anxiety for 9 months. I started at .5 mg once a day and went up to 1 mg once a day. I have been tapering off for a few months by going down to just .25 mg once a day. I finally went completely off of the drug 1 week ago. About 4 days after coming off...

by Guest over a year ago

gabapentin and fibro

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Hi my name is D and ii was recently diagnosed wit fibro which ii pray is correct... my body at the time was hurting me but now its jst my lower right leg frm my knee dwn to my toesand hurts bad and gets stiff at times it also makes it uncomfortable to walk... ii feel like ii have some deadly disease...

by dnorris over a year ago

Taking gabapentin for bipolar and anxiety

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Hi I just recently got diagnosed with bipolar, and I have very bad anxiety. I am at the point to where I am missing work, and I am unable to go anywhere due to my anxiety. My psychiatrist prescribed me gabapentin. The problem is, I am scared to take new medications. So I would like to know if...

by MissLaBeff268891 over a year ago

Withdrawal from years of low doses of clonazepam

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I was prescribed clonazepam for anxiety, and been taking 0.5 mg twice daily for ten or more years, for almost a year, I cut my dose down to 0.5 mg only at night along with the antidepressant trazadone. I have been out of them for 4 or 5 days, and the days are miserable due to anxiety, but I drink...

by Determined2stop over a year ago

methadone and lamictal

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,y doc put me on metadone for pain and my physc put me on lamictal, I am worried about the mixing of the two. I want to know if it safe to take both togher. also I am on adderol for ADD I need to make dure that all these r ok to take togher.

by kcmccm over a year ago

lamictal and nightmares right meds? Wrong dose?

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My boyfriend started lamictal for BP disorder about 4 months ago. They started him at 100mg. He has not felt right and they told him to go up to 200mg. His first night on 200 he didn't sleep well and had terrible nightmares. The next day he was agitated and hypersensitive all day. He seemed...

by athenablu over a year ago

Dilantin plus insomnia

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Hello. I have been on Dilantin for about 9 years. I have in the last 3 years developed severe insomnia. Wake up every 1-2 hours, all night long. Have tried most every sleeping pill and various forms of natural remedies with no relief. I also have a thyroid adrenal problem so I am not sure which one...

by pmcgall6498325 over a year ago

Addiction from Clonazepam

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I have been taking the drug clonazepam for almost a year now for Severe Anxiety Syndrome(SAS) and I have found that it has been highly addictive for me to the point of over dosing. Also whenever I miss taking it, I get very anxious, shakey and dizzy. It became so intense one time i had a massive...

by Guest over a year ago

I have been taken 50mg of Lamictal twice a day

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I have been taken 50mgof Lamictal twice a day for many years, I also take 3mg of Coumadin five days a week, and 1.5 mg twice a week. In the last few weeks I have felt very sleepy, and not up to doing all the things that I would like to do. Any Answers to this/ Thanks. Helene

by Guest over a year ago

Dylantin w/ cold meds

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My boyfriend was recently given Dylantin for seizures. He also just aquired a cold and is getting a fever because of it. What medicine can he take for it? He's already on Tylox for the pain cuz when he had the seizure he fell and broke his shoulder.

by Kathryn012064037 over a year ago