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Onfi vs Sympazan
I am on lamotrigine for my TLE and have had great results for my focal seizures. Over the last year or so I've had other symptoms. The most concerning is what I believe is absence seizures. My doctor prescribed Onfi last winter and it works but I stopped because I was feeling depressed. We tried zonisamide and was unsuccessful with that. I agreed to try Onfi again because I live in an area where depression is common during the winter and hoped it was just SAD. I am prone to depression and this second attempt at onfi tells me it definitely contributes to the depression. I expressed my concerns with my neurologist and she has suggested we try Sympazan which is in the same family but she said depression is not usually a side effect. Has anyone had any experiences with this drug? I have a lot going on in my life and I can't be on a drug that exasperates depression. I am also not thrilled about being on a benzo
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Thank you for the suggestions! I have thought of EMDS but never heard of TMS. My neurologist added oxcarbazepine for the jerks and absence seizures. Its in the same family as tegretol and I took that for decades before switching to lamictal for focal. I am hoping this will take care of things for me! I'll keep you all posted!
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Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) works well for many people. In a minority, like it happened to me, it can cause low blood sodium, which can be a trigger for seizures.
Has your doctor checked your baseline sodium before starting Trileptal?
Also, quick question; what does EMDS stand for?
Crossing my fingers that Trileptal works well for you — let's keep in contact!
Chris
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Chris, I never heard of carbamazepine helping either absence or myoclonic seizures.
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Did your doctor explain why you were being given carbamazepine?
Take care,
Jake
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@jakedduck1 its oxcarbazepine...same family but usually better tolerated. This is the 4th or 5th drug we've tried but I've had bad side effects. I was previously on carbazepine for focal siezures and I tolerated it well so maybe that's why? I know im really tired of side effects!
@ldlauwers I recently had full blood work done so i'll have to look @ that & see what the doc says. Thx for the warning!