Posted by KLCH on December 8, 2003, at 15:10:11
In reply to topomax, posted by Ellen Brodie on April 19, 1999, at 15:58:40
Hi. I am posting my 1st message. First of all, I was diagnosed with epilepsy 7 years ago while pregnant with my twins. I was put on tegretol. To deal with breakthrough seizures, my doctor periodically increased my dosage until I was eventually taking 1200 mg per day! The side effects were debilitating! I was unable to function in everyday life, let alone care for 18 month old twins. So I decided to slowly decrease my dosage until I was completely off the medication. My doctor was against this, but he was also against trying any other medication.
For the last five years I lived medication free, but certainly not seizure free. I have an average of 3 seizures per month (usually just before my menstral cycle). Unfortunately, for the last 8 weeks the frequency and intensity of the seizures has increased. I think it is time to consider medication again. It is my understanding that topomax carries far fewer side effects than tegretol and could be very beneficial. Any thoughts?
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