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tics from epilim / depakote

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jen02626
jen02626

I've been on epilim for 8 months now, when I started it I started having finger tapping kind of like a tic, teeth tapping and clenching at night. 

Is this common with this drug? 

Thank you in advance. 

Im new here and to these forums, I hope I'm doing this right. 

Thanks. 

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  • karen26258
    karen26258 jen02626

    Posted

    Tapping - do you mean like a nerve jerk? If it is it could be something similar to restless leg syndrome (RLS). Which I take Lyrical for, my doc says it calms the nerve. As for Epilim it's a terrible drug, it made me have big seizures and injuries. I would suggest that you talk to your neurologist about this, and wish you well.
    • jen02626
      jen02626 karen26258

      Posted

      Thanks Karen, 

      depakote is the only med that's worked for me. I'm much  enter, out of bed, no dizziness like before. 

      Yes, I mean like a nerve jerk like what you describe 

  • david01026
    david01026 jen02626

    Posted

    Hello, you don't say what dose you taking.  I am on 4x400mg twice a day and have been taking it for partial epilepsy for many years.  I can't do very fine handicraft anymore but that may just be my age.  My brother-in-law's daughter is on epilim (don't know the dosage), she has full epilepsy, it is controlled but she shakes noticablyat the fingertips
    • jen02626
      jen02626 david01026

      Posted

      Hi David, I'm on 400 mg am and 600mg pm 

      not sure if it's epilepsy or not, some Drs say it seems like it but not properly diagnosed yet. 

      They origonaly put me on it for migraine , as a preventative. 

      Its like these movents are like tics. Finger will flick up in the air everyone and again. Like a nerve tic. 

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