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Any drug besides depakote for generalized juvenile epilepsy?

Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Apr 23, 2023 | Replies (15)
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@tlb101175

I am intrigued by the CBD. Do you take it in pill form? I'm sure it is quite expensive. Are you aware if the Epidiolex is the only med he takes to control his seizures.

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Chris Gautier OR Santosha | @santosha | Apr 23, 2023

Hi @tlb101175
I take pure CBD in oil format. As far as I know, Epidiolex is also in oil format, correct? Great to know that Edpidiolex controls his seizures 🙂 🙂 :-). Really a pity that still many doctors are against medical cannabis. It should be tried on more patients. I do not have any of those pathologies that Epidiolex is recommended for and medical cannabis has been the best medication I have tried in my epilepsy journey with far fewer side-effects.
Yes, it is not a cheap medication and here in Brazil, medical insurance does not reimburse the medications prescribed by doctors as they do in the States. But I do understand that if a doctor prescribes it in the States and if it is a FDA-approved medication, insurances do need to reimburse it, don't they?
Santosha

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