Epitec Weight Gain

I have Epilepsy and have used Epilim for almost 5years now and in that 5years I have gained almost 35kilograms. I have started to become depressed by getting fat from the Epilim so I turned to my doctor. He has now prescribed the Epitec 25mg for me and I must increase it gradually over a period of 4weeks to 100mg. Reading all of these confessions of Epitec I'm rather scared to take it now, as I'm used to Epilim. I DO believe that these medications make you gain weight, as I do follow a very strict diet and excersize every day, I still gain weight. Is it normal to be scared of Epitec and is there a diet or excersize program one can follow to ACTUALLY loose weight on this medication?

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Yes, they are all known to cause weight gain. I've not found a single one of the anticonvulsants that doesn't, when reading through the detailed side effect information. Thus, switching isn't likely to really make a difference.

The other side effects are even pretty much the same and may include nausea, dizziness and mood swings.

Are there any other questions or concerns?

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