my son was was having between 45-65 seizures per month - since adding vimpat - he has had only 6 seizures in the last month. also, major change in behavior for the good. problem w/constipation but not sure if it from the vimpat but that is the only change for him.

I'm a 10 year brain tumor survivor and take keppra, teg xr, lamictal and now vimpat 3x daily. I'm concerned with what I've read re suicidal behavior with all these meds (let alone a combo of them). Since taking vimpat, I've become more easily frustrated, lack energy and have thoughts of taking my life. I can't attribute this all to the meds I'm on, but more to a decrease in quality of life. I also suffer from poor balance, muscle weakness, a perceived decrease in cognitive ability, continued seizures and occasional double vision. I'm a burden on my family and co-workers. It seems that these feelings have come to the forefront since I've been on Vimpat.

My 15 year old daughter, who started having seizures when she was 13 has been doing great on this medication. She went from having seizures every 5-10 days and being on 4 medications at the same time,( Keppra, topamax, depakote, and vimpat) to gradually being reduced to Keppra and vimpat. After less than two months of adding vimpat, the seizures have stopped. It's been 1 year now since the seizures have stopped and she's living a normal teenage life, no side affects, full of athletic activities....Thank God!

started on 50mg. went up by 50mg each week and now am on 400mg (200mg 2xday) at first did NOTHING. Now am only having 1 seizure a month down from 3-4. Side effects aren't bad as long as I eat a bit of cheese with each dose. If I don't eat with it I get very dizzy and nauseated. I like this drug. I'm also taking topamax and dilantin for generalized seizures.

I am on 300mg lamictal,Zonagran,clonzapam,and now Vimpat: it does well. After a bit I feel extremely tired, and I feel very calm, but not very energetic. It feels like my volume button has been turned way down. The sleep part is nice because I was having a hard time sleeping before I just have to remember to take it later at night . If anyone experiences the same or has advice to help that would be nice.

Vmpat is an additional med. I also take Keppra XR 1000mg. I feel that it works well, but I have experienced tremors with it and my appetite has been suppressed. I do not eat at all, I have to force myself to eat, and I have constant nausea. I have bad nightmares and hallucinations mostly in the evening.

My husband is taking this medication with Lamictal to control temporal lobe seizures that affect both sides of the brain. He has been on it since a July video EEG at the hospital. I thought it was helping. His seizures come approx every two weeks for one night and usually he only has about three. It seems that accidentally forgetting just one dose of both medications induced five seizures approx an hour apart and then one when he was at work. He's forgotten a combination of previous medications before and never had this reaction to it. I think the Vimpat might have increased the number of seizures he had when he missed his dose. It has caused severe depression and huge mood swings, paranoia and a feeling of poor self-worth, dizziness, and a general loss of memory. We are not that happy about this. We will be seeking advice and a possible change in medications again.