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Reviewer: ellen, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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have not have only but only one seizure in the time ive been taking medication
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Reviewer: poetnoknow@cfl.rr.com, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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was prescribed this to work with three other meds before two other were changed then there seemed to be more problems - not sure if med change is problem because Vimpat worked good before
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Reviewer: hogback66, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My main reason for not taking it is my insurance will not cover it and last time I was getting it refilled I was told it would cost ME! almost $800.00, I just had to automatically quit taking it!!!
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Reviewer: englishbonnet, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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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 a
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Reviewer: shirley, 19-24 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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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.
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