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How are your meds affecting you?

March 10, 2023
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They’re necessary, but not necessarily nice. And every med has its own side-effects. Just as different people experience different difficulties.

Here‘s the low-down on the possible side-effects of your drugs and the secrets they may hold.

Some might sound painfully familiar…

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues, Research
Tags: anti-epilepsy drug side-effects, Ativan, Banzel, Briviact, Carbatrol, Depakote and Depakene, Diamox, Diastat Acudial, Dilantin, Felbatol, Gabitril, Hp Acthar Gel, Kepppra, Klonopin, Lamictal, Lyrica, Mysoline, Neurontin, Onfi, Peganone, Perampanel, Phenobarbital, Phenytek, Portiga, Rufinamide, Sabril, Tegretol, Topamax, Tranxene, Trileptal, Viibryd, Vimpat, XCOPRI, Zarontin, Zonegran

Epilepsy drug side-effects…

June 19, 2022
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They’re necessary, but not necessarily nice.

And every med has its own side-effects.

Just as different people experience different difficulties.

But here‘s the low-down on some possible side-effects.

I hope you don’t have to suffer any of them. (Or as few as possible.)

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues
Tags: antiepilepsy drug side effects, Ativan, Banzel, Carbatrol, depakote, Diamox, Diastat Acudial, Dilantin, Felbatol, Frisium, Gabitril, Hp Acthar Gel, Keppra, Klonopin, Lamictal, Lyrica, Mysoline, Neurontin, Ocopri, Onfi, Peganone, Perampanel, Phenobarbital, Phenytek, Rufinamide, Sabril, Tegretol, Topamax, Tranxene, Trileptal, Viibryd, Vimpat, Zarontin, Zonegran

Antidepressants and epilepsy…

May 22, 2022
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For a long time, depression has been thought to be a complication of epilepsy.

“People with a history of depression have a 3 to 7 times higher risk of developing epilepsy. This kind of information is forcing us to take a second look at the interaction between depression and epilepsy” said Dr. Andres Kanner, a Professor of Clinical Neurology and Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center of the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues, Research
Tags: Abilify, antidepressants, Ativan, Busperone, Celexa, Cymbalta, Doxapin, drugs, Effexor, Elavil, Epilepsy, Halcion, Klonopin, Lamictal, Lexapro, Librium, Lyrica, MAOIs, Paxil, Prozac, Remeron, risk, Seroquel, SSRI, Tofrail, Tranxene, Trazone, Valium, Valproate, Wellbutrin, Xanax

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I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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