Re: [epilepsy] too much Vimpat

I have been taking Vimpat for over a year now. My neurologist took it up to
400mgs, but it just made me feel depressed. I still had seizures with that
dose. He took it back down to 300mgs. I take 150mg pills twice a day now.
Even though I am not for sure, I think 400mgs is the most they will give
you. It does seem to help my seizures better than without it though. Hope
you don't have anymore seizures anytime soon.Take care and if there is
anything else I can help with let me know.

Tammy

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 5:06 PM, fakeMacGyver <nairbrian@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> Well, I also spoke today to the neurologist's place. I was increasing this
> new medicine while coming off another. Recently the pharmacist said that
> they tried to call the neurologist's and couldn't get a refill cause the
> neuro's place had my wrong date of birth. Yet I just confirmed that wasn't
> true. Also, I learned that the pharmacy had prescribed me too much Vimpat. I
> was to be taking 100mg a day, no 100 in the morn and the same at night. The
> neurologist's office told me this today and that the pharmacy is claiming
> that someone called it in but the office had no record of this, plus "if it
> was to be increased, the doctor would have told you".
>
> So now I'm scared. I've been taking 200mg a day since May 21. I had a major
> seizure last Sunday into Monday. I wonder if that might have been a
> breakthrough episode because of too much Vimpat? And am I really at a lot of
> risk if I lower it tonight? The neurologist herself is supposed to call me
> back, so I'll ask.
>
>
>

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