Reviewer: joyous4376, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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i was prescribed 100mg of this drug 1st, made me sleepy, depressed, no energy, loss of interest, and angry....dr adjusted it to 25mg hoping symptoms would go away. didn't happen! I would be very careful w/ this med along with topamax...did same thing. it did lessen the migraines, but i DO NOT like the side effects at all! I don't want to be and cannot be depressed and have such a lack of e ... Show Full Comment

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i was prescribed 100mg of this drug 1st, made me sleepy, depressed, no energy, loss of interest, and angry....dr adjusted it to 25mg hoping symptoms would go away. didn't happen! I would be very careful w/ this med along with topamax...did same thing. it did lessen the migraines, but i DO NOT like the side effects at all! I don't want to be and cannot be depressed and have such a lack of energy when i have a 2 yr old son running around getting in2 everything and a life 2 live. it's hard enough fighting depression without having a med making u feel that way. i stopped taking it on my own and will contact dr ASAP. I DO NOT LIKE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS MED! please be careful if ur dr prescribes it
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Reviewer: marlasgone, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I have temporal lobe epilepsy which I had surgery to correct on 7/25/10. For several years I had intractible seizures, and my body just plain didn't seem to like anti-convulsants. I suffered with side effects, some life threatening (literally), until this was introduced. I must admit, even since the surgery I have had quite a few strong auras (I get complex partial seizures) but absolutely ... Show Full Comment

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I have temporal lobe epilepsy which I had surgery to correct on 7/25/10. For several years I had intractible seizures, and my body just plain didn't seem to like anti-convulsants. I suffered with side effects, some life threatening (literally), until this was introduced. I must admit, even since the surgery I have had quite a few strong auras (I get complex partial seizures) but absolutely NO side effects. And in 8 months of being on this medication, I've only had my dosage increased once for seizure activity. That's incredible for me. It usually gets increased monthly. I will be taking this until I'm finally able to be weaned off of anti-convulsants altogether (here's hoping...:-)
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Reviewer: cebellezza, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I am now on my second round of taking Zonegran for Bipolar Disorder. First time maxed out at 600mg- worked GREAT but I lost too much weight after 18 months. Now, after app. 18 months, weight is being maintained with other meds. Great med for my mood stabilization (for the most part)!

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I am now on my second round of taking Zonegran for Bipolar Disorder. First time maxed out at 600mg- worked GREAT but I lost too much weight after 18 months. Now, after app. 18 months, weight is being maintained with other meds. Great med for my mood stabilization (for the most part)!
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I've been on this medication for only about a month for migraines. I have only had 2 small headaches a lot less than what I was usually getting before the meds. The only side effects I experience are problems w/coordination and problems w/my monthly cycle on going bleeding as well as tired and weakness. But for the most part, my migraines are somewhat under control.

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I've been on this medication for only about a month for migraines. I have only had 2 small headaches a lot less than what I was usually getting before the meds. The only side effects I experience are problems w/coordination and problems w/my monthly cycle on going bleeding as well as tired and weakness. But for the most part, my migraines are somewhat under control.
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Reviewer: cphilly, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was perscribed this med for migrains in addition to my other epilepsy medicines. At a low dose of 100mg my the daily headaches are somewhat undercontrol. I'm having difficulty sleeping and my eyes are burning red and sore. The symptoms are similar to pink eye, except it comes and goes throughout the day. I can't stand the chronic eye irritation and pain and going to discontinue use.

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I was perscribed this med for migrains in addition to my other epilepsy medicines. At a low dose of 100mg my the daily headaches are somewhat undercontrol. I'm having difficulty sleeping and my eyes are burning red and sore. The symptoms are similar to pink eye, except it comes and goes throughout the day. I can't stand the chronic eye irritation and pain and going to discontinue use.
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