Experiences with Vimpat

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Active ingredient: Lacosamide
ATC Code: N03AX18

Level of
Satisfaction

Level of Satisfaction 37%

What patients say...

Effectiveness 50%
Quantity of side effects 75%
Severity of side effects 62%
Ease of use 75%

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Vimpat
8/3/2020 | | 49moderated by Susan
Lacosamide (10MG/ML) for Epilepsy

Vimpat has been the worst experience I have ever had with a drug. I have been taking it for 8 months already. Recently, I have changed doctors and have just started to reduce it, feeling already better! Right from the beginning, I had many side-effects: headaches, nausea, tiredness, constipation, flatulence, indigestion & stomach discomfort, shaking of hands, depression, dysarthria, heart pa...
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Vimpat
1/7/2016 | | 52moderated by Charlotte
Lacosamide (50mg) for epilepsy

Suffered with vertigo and dizziness for 10 years. This gave me balance problems which led to my subconscious making me really tired. After five years I started getting mild epileptic attacks. Over the years the attacks happened more and more frequently up to 15 per day. In 2013 I started taking depakine which was a total disaster. More attacks, more tiredness. Then I had keppra. No effect, just...
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