Saw my Neurologist today and we figured out what to do. But… is it going to work?
I am dropping the Depakote ER to begin using Oxcarbazepine. There’s a “procedure” of getting onto new medication (for seizures). It takes time. It will take the month to get completely on this new one.
The side effects seem very similar to what other seizure medications I have taken.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxcarbazepine
Today I went to see my Neurologist. I explained about the new medication he prescribed at the previous visit. The one to remove the tremor. I told him about how this one was causing me to have the “sleep-all-day” side-effect. That was WAY too much for me to deal with.
He was suggested a prescription for a different medication to do the same job to help with the tremor.
“Uh, no. I’ve had to cope with this tremor for 30+ years. Have went through PLENTY of the side-effects from each one of those prescriptions. Tremor has been better. Tremor has been worse. I have had to deal with it all.”
Once, a “new” medication was SO terrible that it caused my arm/hand to shake all night long!
So, nothing has changed…… for now.
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