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Vimpat

Vimpat

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Generic Drug

Lacosamide

Side Effects

Common

Spinning sensation
Dizziness
Balance problems
Itchy rash
Sleepiness
Diarrhea
Fatigue
Pain at injection site
Headache
Vomiting
Itching or burning
Nausea
Bruising
Tremor
Abnormal gait
Nystagmus
Memory problems
Blurred vision
Loss of strength
Double vision
Jerking eye movements
Cloudy or blurred vision
Itchy skin
Shaking hands or tremor

Serious

Hypersensitivity
Suicidal thoughts

Treats

Epilepsy
Condition

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A 40-year old female asked:

Can i take bendryl and vimpat (lacosamide)?

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A 34-year old asked:

Why is it that vimpat (lacosamide) is a controlled substance?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Can Melatonin 1mg be taken with Vimpat (lacosamide) 50mg and Rispadone 0.5MG ? female is 22. and takes vimpat (lacosamide) at night 10:30 pm. thank you

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A 22-year old female asked:

Can i take vimpat (lacosamide) while being pregnant?

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A 30-year old female asked:

I am on Keppra and am being switched to Vimpat. I need to ween off the Keppra but should I start the Vimpat while I ween off the Keppra? Or should I completely ween off the Keppra BEFORE starting the Vimpat?

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A 30-year old male asked:

Can a person take lacosamide and smoke marijuana at the same time?

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A 41-year old male asked:

Hi! I have long term sleep seizures.Now on vimpat (lacosamide) & clobazam. Can you tell me of any pros/cons of both drugs? I take 600mg vim & 20mg clobazam nightly

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A 50-year old asked:

Is it possible to be pregnant on the seizure meds topriamate or vimpat (lacosamide)?

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A 37-year old female asked:

Will my seizure meds 200mg of vimpat (lacosamide) and 3000mg keppra help with benzo withdraw seizures?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Taking topiramate (250mg 2x daily) and vimpat (lacosamide) (150mg 2x daily) and still getting bad migraines and generalized seizures. Do i need to try diff drug?

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A 41-year old female asked:

My son is using vimpat, epilizine and Epikep, but has had 11 , 20 second seizures in last 24 hours. Dormicum was prescribed prior to epikep and vimpat, can dormicum now be given of he has anothee seizure?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Does vimpat (lacosamide) and lamictal used for complex partial seizures can cause blackouts after 5 months of use?

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A 41-year old male asked:

I'm 41 & i've had sleep seizures for 34 yrs. I've just changed meds from 1200mg tegretol to 600mg lacosamide & 20mg clobazam. Can my sperm be affected?

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A 22-year old female asked:

I don't wanna get on anymore epileptic meds cuz i've tried them. I'm doing well with vimpat (lacosamide). Wut other bipolar meds would work and has no weight gain?

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A 35-year old female asked:

Can Vimpat help with memory ext. from Complex Part. Seizures Brain Surgery although I am on it for migraines and have been off meds for 16 yrs!

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A 30-year old female asked about a 33-year old male:

Can you take super goat weed while also taking levetiracetam, vimpat, (lacosamide) topiramate, citalopram and valproic? Been prescribed cilas but its expenisive.

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A 63-year old male asked:

Simple partial seizures. Got off lamictal because of anxiety; off vimpat (lacosamide) because of depression. Does this suggest i wll have problems with keppra?

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A 63-year old male asked:

20 yrs of Depakote for simple partial seizures caused osteoporosis. Switched to: lamictal - caused severe anxiety; vimpat (lacosamide) -depression. Alternatives?

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I've had memory problems with Valium and neurontin, which affect gaba, and lamictal and vimpat, (lacosamide) which don't, but not with depakote, which does. Why?

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