Hi amieet,

Welcome to the forum! I've been taking vimpat for almost a yr. now and I was taking topamax but the topamax increased my sz. like crazy and I felt really depressed just like you mentioned. Now I'm taking vimpat along with mysoline and diamox and my sz. have been cut back a lot. I have absence (petit mal) complex partial and aura (simple partial) sz. Since I've been on this combination I only have absence and once in a great while aura sz. The complex partial sz. have happened only a few times and they are nothing like they were before the vimpat. I take 200 mg. of vimpat a day 100 mg in the morning and 100 mg. in the evening.

Tell your Dr. to do a DNA test on you to find out what AED's (seizure meds) will work the best for you with the least side effect.
I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue