@nadinen
Yes, I’ve been on Depakote but I was thinking of Absence seizures and writing about Focal Aware seizures. Between hundreds of thousands of seizure pills and so many seizures it’s a miracle my brain functions at all lol. Sorry for the confusion.
1) carbamazepine (Tegretol)
2) lamotrigine (Lamictal)
3) valproate (Depakote)
4) oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
5) gabapentin (Neurontin)
6) topiramate (Topamax)
I refuse to take Topamax, better known by some Epilepsy patients as Dope-a-max including myself.
These are some of the supposedly best meds for Focals. Although some newer ones might head the list now. Older drugs have always worked better for me and a lot of people I know.
Neurontin never phased me and I took the recommended max dose (34 or 3600mg) I know a man on over 7,000mg but he’s stopping it to, to much med for to little help.
I take Carbatrol (A brand name of extended release carbamazepine) and Phenobarbital, which has been around for 107 years. I haven’t had an Absence or Focal in eons and haven’t had a Tonic clonic for 6 years.
My Neurologist refuses to give anyone regular Tegratol because he claims the serum level fluctuations are too great.
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