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Lamictal Vs Tegretol For Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Surrey, BC

Has anyone taken one of these meds for left temporal lobe epilepsy, what have been your side effects? Have you had success?

At the moment I am on Keepra 1250mg and Clobazam 20 mg (25 mg around my prd) This year I have had an increase of complex partial seizures (from 1 a year to 3 a year); I normally have about 5-9 simple partial seizures a month; around my ovulation and period

January 5, 2018
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member I am on the same combo except not topiramte; wondering if that helped in anyway?

January 8, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I’ve taken both, it’s on an individual basis however, neither worked for me in the end but tegretol is the better one of the two

January 8, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Best thread. I get such bad absence/ night seizures around my period so am on the Keppra/ clobazam combo but with topiramate- do you find it messes with your memory?

January 8, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Neither...was on both but needed to change meds due to side effects and becoming tolerant to the meds.

January 6, 2018
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member I had a lot of stomach issues, then the longer i was on it double vision came, lot of muscle problems, I then started having eye problems my corner eye always looked like i had pink eye. My head always seemed foggy like thinking wise. I would get emotional alot. I was on carbamazepin/tegretol for 40 yrs. So it took a toll on me.

January 6, 2018

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