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Missing Doses And I’m Okay. How Long Does A Dose Stay In Your Body.

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Denver, CO

Trying to understand how my meds work. About a month ago I accidentally missed a dose, and then like a week later another dose, then a few days later missed another. No seizures, not even feeling off. So I experimented a bit over the last couple weeks. Skipped a dose here and there. Nothing… I’ve been fine. I don’t understand. I’m on the highest dose of Vimpat, it got increased a few months ago after I had 2 seizures out of the blue. I don’t understand how I can miss the entire dose and be… read more

September 27, 2023
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@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member It stays in the system for about 24-48hr Some of them take 4 days before they are completely out. It's almost impossible to tell the exact effectiveness and the risk is too high. That's why most people prefer to just stick to the regular morning/night routine.

September 27, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Ahhh, Kevin that is very interesting and a bit scary. I didn’t think about a delayed reaction that long out.

September 27, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

What Nada said. I got stressed reading your comment. Please discuss with your doctor before doing anything else with your meds.

September 27, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I personally wouldn't play with meds like that, missing a few doses by accident is understandable but doing it on purpose just to see what will happen isn't a good idea.
These types of medications especially anti-seizure meds are quite serious to take and messing with them can be dangerous.

September 27, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I missed dosages of Xcopri twice. I went to bed . 4 in the morning I took! I was fine. Yesterday did it again took at 7 am . My medication alarms so I put phone alarm on! It worked! Xcopri has my partial complex and flurries under control. The med. must have a long half life and I didn’t feel drunk during the day!

September 28, 2023

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