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As a child, I took Phenobarbital at night, and Tridione in the daytime. Anyone else heard of this? My new Dr.'s give me funny looks, but I know what I was taking. I was 17 when I stopped taking it.

Are there many people still using phenobarbital?

I just started taking zonisamide yesterday. It is in addition to phenobarbital and lamotrigine. If you have had experience with zonisamide, please let me know, especially if it is a secondary or tertiary medication. I am also interested in side effects.

Does anyone else take lamictal get feitiegue but you have to take it multiple times a day and at night. Do you guys have suggestions obviously other than taking a nap to deal with it at work?

I had a intracranial EEG April 15th. Within 2 days they noticed 2 times the number of seizures, often in my sleep, than I was noting. April 20th I had a brain ressection in my right frontal lobe. I was doing great until I came off the hydromorphone and steroids. As well they changed me from Dilantin to Vimpat. I also take 2mg of clonazepam a day and am allowed 1mg of Ativan per week, the remainder of the time I go to the ER. An average of 2 times a week.

I am trying to find any suggestions for… read more

If so, did you transfer to a different medication that helped and how long did it take you to transition from the phenobarbital to the other medication.

I have recently been weaned off Zonisamide due to side effects. The Zonisamide is not going to be replaced by another AED. I am on phenobarbital and LamotragineER. I am just a little bit nervous about not having another medication added back to the mix. How many meds are you on and do you have problems when one of the medications is stopped? My seizures are well controlled, one every 2-3 years, but the last 2 were only 6 months apart. I realize I have nothing to complain about, but I am… read more

How is Xcopri? What are side effects?

I don't want to come off of phenobarbital

Wondering if anyone else feels like their medications interfered with times when there was significant brain development. For example, late teens and early twenties.