BRIVARACETAM vs GABAPENTIN

Hi everyone! In an effort to help keep my pharmacy more compliant, I’m working on compiling a list of suspensions that expire after opening (see below). I want to create something that’s easy for my team to refer to so that we’re all on the same page when it comes to tracking expiration dates. Belo

Hello all, Definitely an odd (and long) post, but I figured Reddit was a good place to go to ask. I am a 1PD this year in pharmacy school and have been working at Walgreens for about two years now. About a year ago I started collecting brand name stock bottles and have amassed quite a few I have dis

**Age:** 27 **Sex:** Female **Height/Weight:** 5'3", currently \~115 lb (was \~120–125 lb baseline, dropped as low as 89–100 lb over the last \~2 years) I used to work as an inpatient psych RN and as a clinical instructor for nursing students. Had to stop working both jobs due to symptom sev

"Hi, I've been taking Lacosamide 100 mg and Clobazam 5 mg twice a day for the past four years, but my seizures have become drug-resistant. Despite trying different medications, I still don't have seizure control. Now, I'm in the process of switching from Lacosamide to Brivaracetam. Currently, I've r

(29m) so in January I had managed to catch chickenpox from someone with shingles. Even though i got both the vaccine and booster for it as a kid (my mom tried pox parties initially but me and my sister didnt catch it). Though after I saw the doctor, and got my tests back saying i had it, they gave m

Age: 20 Sex: M Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 270lb Race: Caucasian Any existing relevant medical issues: Epilepsy, DPDR, panic disorder Current medications: Brivaracetam 100mg every 12 hours, recent Ativan 0.5mg to take as needed. I also have a Propranolol prescription for unrelated reasons but

Age: 21M Height: 1.82m Weight: 82 kg Conditions: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (Dx 2014), ADHD (Dx 2018), GAD (Dx 2018), PTSD (Dx 2021) Medications: Brivaracetam (50mg 2x daily), Adderall XR (30mg daily) Other history: ICH during stereotactic EEG, temporal lobectomy, recent screw fixation of right scaphoid

22M, have had epilepsy since age 7. Cause is Underdeveloped Parietal Lobe. I have an appointment next Monday, and I'm very anxious about the potential treatment plan. I want to go in prepared to discuss options without disrespecting the doc. I feel trapped between two extremes: 1. **The "Nuclear Opt

I just came across this sad story about a man suffering with pain from **bone** cancer (extremely painful!) who could only get Gabapentin for pain relief. He and his wife of 52 years jumped to their deaths holding hands. Now imagine if he had received proper pain relief! This is utterly heartbreakin

New study just dropped recently. We are so cooked 😔 https://bmjgroup.com/nerve-pain-drug-gabapentin-linked-to-increased-dementia-cognitive-impairment-risks/

Day 5 tomorrow admitted with intractable neck pain and new evolving neuro symptoms. MRI tomorrow to see if my brain or my cervical spine are responsible for whatever is happening to me. Some unpleasant possibilities on the table like MS or my cancer coming back and I'm growing a uterus in my brain �

I need to feel like I’m not crazy. I was diagnosed with fibro about two years ago. Underwent quite a few tests including an EMG to rule out other things. Currently taking gabapentin to help symptoms. But along with the pain I get so many muscle twitches. Kind of like when you get that really annoyi

Today my boyfriend of a year told me he doesn’t think I should be taking my opioid pain medication any longer. I have had chronic pain for 18 years, have tried every single thing I could think of, that was recommended to me, have had multiple surgeries, and ended up with CRPS in my right hip/thigh.

I'm going to share my story and what I've found does work and doesn't work for me. Feel free to ask questions. And feel free to comment with your own journey. I was diagnosed at 23. I went to Disney world and on the second day I woke up and couldn't walk. I was in so much pain. My legs and feet wer

And the only fibromyalgia drug in existence as far as any of them know is gabapentin, but gabapentin makes it so you can't feel your clitoris.

I had my monthly appointment with my PM doc this morning. I brought up the new drug that has just been approved by the FDA and wanted to get his thoughts on it. He said and I am quoting him pretty detailed here; The drug has only been approved by the FDA for acute pain only, as in post surgical pa