HI Michelle,

I wasn't sure if you got my e-mail so I wanted to drop you a line and tell you that when I took Neurontin it caused me to have sz. that would last 40 min. to 3 hrs. my Dr. called them absence status sz. and it was later on when I was watching Dateline that I found out that the drug co. ended up with a $240 million lawsuit because they found out the many people who never had epilepsy started to have sz. once they were on the drug. If you are taking vimpat that can sometimes cause a rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath. I've been taking it for 2 or 3 yrs. now and it's happened to me a few times.

You may be having more sz. if you are having heart problems and there is a shortness of blood flow to the brain. This is one thing I have been told by my Epileptologist. If you haven't seen a heart specialist yet I would advise you to see one my dad had a triple bi pass done a few yrs. ago and come to find out he had hardening of the arteries. He also had main in his shoulder and arm before he had the bi pass done. What really surprised me is his Dr. told him to drink 1 glass or red wine a day and this would help his arteries so they weren't so hard and it's worked well for him. You should also eat dark grapes and drink grape juice. I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!

Sue