@ that I have experienced are trouble swallowing and being SUPER emotional!!! I think that the pros outweigh the cons.

I have had the VNS implanted, as I have been diagnosed with intractable epilepsy. There are pros and cons to the device. It hasn't rid me of seizures completely, but it has made them shorter. (Big improvement!)

Well put Kirsten. The pros definitely outweigh the cons.

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member what are some of the cons, in your opinion?

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I realize the dr always tell the benefit but don’t tell u us the side effects. My neurologist has telling for 2 years but my family doesn’t want me to take a huge chance put a device in my body. I’m just telling u what I feel about vns. I feel vns is for those people who has uncontrollable seizures.