Is there an allergy medication that will not trigger a seizure?

Posted by lzbthtyler @lzbthtyler, 4 days ago

Is there an allergy medication that will not trigger a seizure? I have Focal seizures. I've been seizure-free since Aug 15th. I need an allergy pill, but I don't want it to trigger a seizure.

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kariabrown | @kariabrown | 4 days ago

I have focal seizures, as well. My Mayo neurologist has told me I could take Allegra, Xyzal, Claritin, or Zyrtec. He said don’t take anything that contains diphenhydramine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylephrine in either allergy meds or cold meds. Hope this helps!

Chris Gautier, Volunteer Mentor | @santosha | 4 days ago

Hi @kariabrown
I don't believe we've connected directly yet. I see you're new to our group—welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing that with @lzbthtyler. Which AED are you currently taking, if you don't mind sharing?
Chris

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lzbthtyler | @lzbthtyler | 4 days ago

I take Brivact and Xcopri.

kariabrown | @kariabrown | 3 days ago

In reply to @santosha "Hi @kariabrown I don't believe we've connected directly yet. I see you're new to our group—welcome!..." + (show)

@santosha
I am currently taking Xcopri. I’ve tried and failed many others, as well

Chris Gautier, Volunteer Mentor | @santosha | 3 days ago

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@lzbthtyler Good morning
Thank you for sharing!
There is currently an ongoing discussion on Xcopri that might be interesting for you to join.
Is anyone taking Xcopri?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-anyone-taking-xcopri/
Chris

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Chris Gautier, Volunteer Mentor | @santosha | 3 days ago

In reply to @kariabrown "@santosha I am currently taking Xcopri. I’ve tried and failed many others, as well" + (show)

Hi @kariabrown
Thank you for sharing!
I'm seeing more and more people on Xcopri. Is it working well for you?
You mentioned that you've tried other AEDs that didn't work. Which AEDs were those?
Chris

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kariabrown | @kariabrown | 2 hours ago

In reply to @santosha "Hi @kariabrown Thank you for sharing! I'm seeing more and more people on Xcopri. Is it..." + (show)

@santosha Xcopri was working wonders for me, besides the fact it made me dead tired during the day, even when I was taking it at night. However, I am on 400mg, which my neuro tells me is the highest dose. But, lately a lot more of my typical focal aware seizures have been creeping in, coupled with increased memory loss. But I couldn’t say if that was a failure of the Xcopri, or other issues related to my prior brain surgery, which my neuro is looking into more. I did Carbatrol for many years, but it honestly never worked well. Keppra, Tegretol, lamictal, I topimax, clonazepam, and I know there were others, but my memory is terrible