Hi. My name is Mark and I'm new in this group. I have complex partial seizures which are pretty well controlled on Dilantin. I also get viscious migraines...
Hi, Karin. Unfortunately, I am manic-depressive and tricyclics are notorious for swinging us into manic episodes, so that is not an option for me. However,...
I use verapamil to control migraines, and I believe that it is also used to treat manic depression. Have you tried this? I use it with Neurontin. Vi ... ...
Hi. I've heard of verapamil but I've never used it. I'm on lithium as a mood stabilizer, but if I ever change I'll keep verapamil in mind. Thanks for the...
Vi-- Actually, I just looked up verapamil on the internet and it's not a mood stabilizer but is a calcium channel blocker. Cardizem, which I'm on, is the same...
Hi mark, If you look on the FDA site, Verapamil is indiacated for treating bi-polar disorder as well as migraines and blood pressure. Or you could ask your...
Thanks for letting me join this group. My seizures didn't start uunti I was 20 but the migraines waited until about 5 years ago.They begin up to 3 days before...
Good Morning Donna. When I was pregnant, I would have headaches and i didnt know if it was a migraine or not.. but they have lessonned majorly.. as for the...
Hi Judy, Thanks for tor the reply. I had a left teft temporal lobectomy at UCLA in1986. I was having about 50 partial complex seizures a month taking Tegretol...
There is a link between migraines and epilespy I take topmax which has been out for a year it works for seizures and migraines it works for me appartly one of...
Mark have you tried depakote 500mg that works as a preventive medation that might help you Mary ... would ... the ... you ... back ... though i ... (didn't ......
you in my prayers let as know what happens Mary ... antidepressant ... intense ... well ... I ... on ... I ... take ... They ... I ... symptoms ... a ... ...
sometimes doctors don't always know what there doing so ask questions and get as much information as possible and how long the test is going to be would be my...
Hi Mary, is the Topamax helping your migraines? I am on 400 mg of Topomax a day & still have the migraines & seizures but I'm also on 3 other seizure drugs....
... has been out for a year it works for seizures and migraines it works for me appartly one of the things I been told by having a a lot of seizures it sets...
I take 400 mg per day and yes it does help my seizures the lamictal i never been on but maybe things will turn around for you Mary ... Topomax a ... seizure ...
hi Michele dilantin has bad side effect it destroys the gyms and i had to have surgery then it made me sleep all the time I do know it is not good for the baby...
I've read that when they diagnose complex partial seizures they have to make sure that the symptoms are not from a migraine. I know that sometimes, especially...
Mary: I have been on Depakote, but unfortunately I had a bad reaction (stupor and clinical depression) so I have put it on my never take again list. I wish...
Hi. My neuro. put me on Cardizem to prevent migraines, and the daily migraines I had been having lessened in frequency to the point at which I did not have a...
Hi, Does anyone here take Elavil for migraines. I was taking 1 25 mg at night (the generic brand) & had an increase in seizures and no decrease in headaches....
Hi Donna, I take Verapamil for migraine prevention. It is a blood pressure med that keeps the artieries from spasming. Depakote does that as well. Good Luck,...
Hi Folks hope you're all ok Havnt posted much but I need your input... My long awaited (8 months) telemetry appt has finally come thru' I'l be going into the...