Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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HORRIBLE DRUG!!! Should be taken of the market!! This drug may work for the first week or so but DON’T BE FOOLED it sucks! I GOT OFF ON Zonisamide Which btw gave me seizures and went to this both drugs at least for me are really bad now maybe they work for others I don’t know. My experience though I got on Vimpat the first week I was fine nothing seemed to be wrong I felt happy I was alert and my ... Show Full Comment

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HORRIBLE DRUG!!! Should be taken of the market!! This drug may work for the first week or so but DON’T BE FOOLED it sucks! I GOT OFF ON Zonisamide Which btw gave me seizures and went to this both drugs at least for me are really bad now maybe they work for others I don’t know. My experience though I got on Vimpat the first week I was fine nothing seemed to be wrong I felt happy I was alert and my seizures were under control. As the VIMPAT got in my system and more and more I felt like crap. First it started just chest would have pains and I did get checked for Covid in case you’re wondering. I started to have SHOOTING PAINS AND I mean bad (like an ACUPUNCTURIST MISSED THE PLACE THAT THE NEEDLES GO IN A WHOLE LIT IF TIMES AND REDID IT 5x then my body got twisted in a rubix cube too because my bones, organs and Muscles felt like they were being shifted IT HURT! I ONLY HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY ON MY LEFT SIDE HOWEVER ALL MY BODY WAS TIGHTENING UP MY RIGHT UP WAS STARTING TO CURL UP LIKE MY LEFT ARM DOES MY RIGHT FOOT WAS CURLING UP.I GAINED WEIGHT LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW. I HAD TROUBLE WITH SPEAKING. It would have effected my speaking if I had stayed on it.I started to occasionally stutter and slur more. I WOULD HIT MY HEAD AND YELL AT MYSELF AND ROCK BACK IN FORTH IN A CHAIR WHEN I WAS FRUSTRATED LIKE AN AUTISTIC OR PERSON WITH DOWN SYNDROME. I hate to say that because autistic people are awesome and so are people with Down syndrome but it’s true. THIS DRUG IS NOT A SAFE NOR GOOD DRUG !!!! If you can DO NOT TAKE IT! I literally felt like if I didn’t get off that drug I would die. The pain I felt with every Vimpat I took Was unbearable.
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Reviewer: Epilepsygirl, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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HORRIBLE DRUG!!! Should be taken of the market!! This drug may work for the first week or so but DON�¢��� ?T BE FOOLED it sucks! I GOT OFF ON Zonisamide Which btw gave me seizures and went to this both drugs at least for me are really bad now maybe they work for others I don�¢��� ?t know. My experience though I got o ... Show Full Comment

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HORRIBLE DRUG!!! Should be taken of the market!! This drug may work for the first week or so but DON�¢��� ?T BE FOOLED it sucks! I GOT OFF ON Zonisamide Which btw gave me seizures and went to this both drugs at least for me are really bad now maybe they work for others I don�¢��� ?t know. My experience though I got on Vimpat the first week I was fine nothing seemed to be wrong I felt happy I was alert and my seizures were under control. As the VIMPAT got in my system and more and more I felt like crap. First it started just chest would have pains and I did get checked for Covid in case you�¢��� ?re wondering. I started to have SHOOTING PAINS AND I mean bad (like an ACUPUNCTURIST MISSED THE PLACE THAT THE NEEDLES GO IN A WHOLE LIT IF TIMES AND REDID IT 5x then my body got twisted in a rubix cube too because my bones, organs and Muscles felt like they were being shifted IT HURT! I ONLY HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY ON MY LEFT SIDE HOWEVER ALL MY BODY WAS TIGHTENING UP MY RIGHT UP WAS STARTING TO CURL UP LIKE MY LEFT ARM DOES MY RIGHT FOOT WAS CURLING UP.I GAINED WEIGHT LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW. I HAD TROUBLE WITH SPEAKING. It would have effected my speaking if I had stayed on it.I started to occasionally stutter and slur more. I WOULD HIT MY HEAD AND YELL AT MYSELF AND ROCK BACK IN FORTH IN A CHAIR WHEN I WAS FRUSTRATED LIKE AN AUTISTIC OR PERSON WITH DOWN SYNDROME. I hate to say that because autistic people are awesome and so are people with Down syndrome but it�¢����s true. THIS DRUG IS NOT A SAFE NOR GOOD DRUG !!!! If you can DO NOT TAKE IT! I literally felt like if I didn�¢��� ;?t get off that drug I would die. The pain I felt with every Vimpat I took Was unbearable.
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Reviewer: Robert , 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I am taking 400mg of VimPat daily along with Lamital (600 mg daily). When first being put on VimPat (replacing Tegretol) approximately 3 years ago I experience dizziness and loss of balance very often but improved over time. The issue I have now is I cannot sleep more than two to four hours a night and the dizziness and loss of balance has returned plus feeling miserable all day. The doctor put m ... Show Full Comment

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I am taking 400mg of VimPat daily along with Lamital (600 mg daily). When first being put on VimPat (replacing Tegretol) approximately 3 years ago I experience dizziness and loss of balance very often but improved over time. The issue I have now is I cannot sleep more than two to four hours a night and the dizziness and loss of balance has returned plus feeling miserable all day. The doctor put me on Briviatt (100 mg daily) along with Lamictal and VimPat but conditions have gotten worse. I am going to ask the doctor if he can cut the dosage down of either Lamictal or VimPat and no longer take Briviatt. Hopefully the doctor will do such. As for VimPat I am still skeptical as the doctor increases or lowers dosage but still encounter side affects. I am retiring soon and will have less stress in my life. Hopefully, this will help.
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Reviewer: Cr9107, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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It help better control seizures. It created low BP. I can't think freely. I'm not able to live anymore. Too busy trying to remember thing. Or not able observe and be part of environment. I'd rather have seizures, than be on this medication.

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It help better control seizures. It created low BP. I can't think freely. I'm not able to live anymore. Too busy trying to remember thing. Or not able observe and be part of environment. I'd rather have seizures, than be on this medication.
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Reviewer: 35-44 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Caregiver)

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