Stopped Vimpat Due To Swollen Glands

My daughter has been on vimpat 15 months. She has swollen glands off and on. Last week her glands were the size of small plums! Her primary said it was not an infection as her neurologist suggested. The neuro said stop the vimpat but now she is very sluggish and sleepy all day, but her glades have gone down completely. Should she have stopped cold turkey? She says sees bright spots and feels disoriented.

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Hello Kanie,

I am happy to hear that your daughters glands swelling has gone down and fortunately for you the National Institute of Health has deemed that Vimpat (lacosamide) is not a dependency forming drug. This means that it is alright for her to have stopped the drug without weening off of it.

That brings me to my next point, if she is seeing bright spots and feeling disoriented I would suggest having her see the primary care physician about these symptoms as they can be related to epilepsy and seizures.

I hope this information helps. Best wishes.

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Re: Kevin (# 1)

Thank you Kevin! Fortunately she will be able to see her neurologist this Monday!
She had a terrible allergic reaction to the cellcept pills which triggered the absent seizure and about an hour later she had a full blown seizure. She has lupus.

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Re: Kanie (# 2)

You're very welcome. I only hope that I was able to provide you with useful information that will help you and your family.

Best wishes.

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