What do other patients take for EPILEPSY/SEIZURES?

iGuard.org has more than 9,460 users on treatment for EPILEPSY/SEIZURES. Learn more about what medications they are taking to treat epilepsy/seizures from the table below...

Commonly Used Medication Name*
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% of Patients Average Risk Rating Generic Patient-reported Severity
Depakote 25 % YES
Dilantin 19 % YES
Lamictal 18 % YES
Topamax 13 % NO
Tegretol 7 % YES
Trileptal 6 % YES
Klonopin 5 % YES

*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard.org users are listed.

**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.

EXAMPLE: 25 % of iGuard.org patients that use medications for EPILEPSY/SEIZURES regularly use Divalproex Sodium as part of their treatment.


Comments for EPILEPSY/SEIZURES

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Question/Comment:

my son is on topamax 25 mg an depakote 125 mg twice daily. since he started on the topamax he has been nervous scared of things he was not doing this before what do i need to do about this.

9 year old male
Posted: 2008-07-29 08:59:09     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

Answer/Reply from iGuard:

It is common for people to feel or act differently when they start new medications like Topamax. If your son's behavior does not improve and still concerns you, you should follow up with your son's doctor.

Posted: 2008-08-06 15:01:25    

Question/Comment:

I HAVE STARTED TOPOMAX 50MG, ALONG WITH THAT I AM STILL ON PHENOBARB 64MG TABLETS(2 on odd days, 3 on even days) AND PHENOTION 100MG TABLETS I HAVE BEEN DECREASED TO 300 MG AT NIGHT. I AM HAVING TINGLING A KIND OF TWITCHING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE WHEN I LAY DOWN ON MY BACK. I JUST WONDER WHAT IT IS FROM, I DO HAVE TINGLING IN MY LEGS AND FEET SOMETIMES MY ARMS AND HANDS. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN THIS?

40 year old female
Posted: 2008-07-18 20:31:52     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

Answer/Reply from iGuard:

It's tough to say what is causing your symptoms - it might be the medications or may be related to your condition - It's worth having a discussion with your doctor about this tingling/twitching.

Hopefully other users will also comment about their experience with these three medications.

Posted: 2008-07-22 13:33:09    

Question/Comment:

I am a 26 female and I have just started a new drug phenytoin sodium aka dilantin. It's 400 in the morning and 400 before bed. What would happen if I took both doses at the same tim? The prcribed me 100mg pills!

26 year old female
Posted: 2008-05-30 20:25:59     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

Question/Comment:

I take dilantin or phenytoin sodium for just two days. They have me 400 in th emorning note that these are 100gm pills. i am suppost to take 400 at the night before bed. What happens if I just take both doses at the sametime?

26 year old female
Posted: 2008-05-30 20:15:51     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

Question/Comment:

I have taken this med. for 42 yrs. No problems untill I started on HBP drugs and water pill...have sensory neuropathy& slurred speech....female 60 yrs.old

60 year old female
Posted: 2008-05-22 15:15:21     Rating: Star Star Star Star Star

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