Eslicarbazepine vs PREGABALIN

A few weeks ago I asked whether anyone had any information or experience about whether epilepsy impacts ayahuasca. No one really had any knowledge so I thought I would do a post about my experience just incase anyone in future has the same question. I did 2 days of ayahuasca ceremonies a few days a

Hi All After years of freedom, last year took an unexpected toll, where many breakthroughs had happened. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy 10+ years ago and the first port of call was Tegretol, which was titrated to 800mg twice daily and then reduced to 600mg twice daily as it proved toxic and left fro

I figured I would share this with the community. I asked my vet (also a neurologist) if they could send a phenobarbital refill to my local Walgreens. About six hours ago I gave my dog his first dosage from this refill and he’s acting very “off” and his pupils are extremely dilated. I’ll be callin

I take 3g of Levetiracetam and 1,2g of Eslicarbazepine acetate per day. The acetate has been increase from 800mg to 1,2g in June this year and it since then I have been extremely forgetful, I have to write things down and conversations I had moments or hours before are hard to remember. Some days or

Hi everyone, good day. I’ve been seizure-free for over 3 years now, but I’m still taking my medications (eslicarbazepine, brivaracetam, and lacosamide). My doctor told me that I have a scar on my brain. I was wondering — if I were to have surgery, what are the possible outcomes? Would the scar still

I recently had a EEG that showed some stuff, my neurologist is switching me from keppra (thank fuck) onto APTIOM or eslicarbazepine acetate. I was wondering if anyone here has experience with this medication? What should I be expecting? Thank you all and stay safe

Has anyone taken either of these? The last thread to mention them are 2 and 4 years ago. I'd like to know the effectiveness and side effects that you've experienced.

My neurologist is switching me from vimpat to gabaoentin due to involuntary movements in vimpat. Any of you with focal epilepsy use this? Experience and thoughts is really welcome. Staring tomorrow. Last options are clobazam and eslicarbazepine.

I came across this news today and thought I should share it here. It sounds promising because it’s the first drug that targets one of the root causes of chronic pain and fatigue: non-restorative sleep. >The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved Tonmya, a non-opioid, under-the-to

6 years ago I broke my knee playing rugby. I was 33. I had a fair bit of metal put in and lots and lots of rehab. 2 years on crutches and over 4 years of physio. Nothing helped the pain and they removed the metal, which also didn’t help. I had a nerve block injection and was told it may stop the pai

In 2018 I started having daily headaches, it was in my temples, eyebrows/forehead and neck/occipital. I was bedridden for 6 years, unable to work, study, clean my own bedroom or even watching something on TV. I've taken every possible migraine medication: topiramate, emgality, amitriptyline, pregaba

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I've had to move back home due to the cost of living be so high and my mum has taken my dihydrocodeine from me. She says I take it everyday and am addicted. She says that I should just take paracetamo and be on a pain patch. I'm only taking my dihydrocodeine as prescribed for my slipped discs and p

25F just recently diagnosed so I went to the pharmacy to pick up pregabalin prescribed by my rheumatologist. Of course I hadn’t taken it before so I asked the pharmacist to go over it with me. He asks “what’s it for”? I say “fibromyalgia” then the comments of “wow you’re pretty young for that”. I gu

Title says all. I was recently diagnosed with fibro after testing negative for other autoimmune and muscle diseases. However I seem to have a unique version where I experience 24/7 muscle stiffness and inflammation. Being a little risqué, it feels like I'm tightly wrapped up in BDSM-type rope all ov