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Suggest Remedy For Inablilty To Lose Weight Due To Intake Of Epilim For Seizures

I don't eat any sugars (other than those naturally in my raw foods), I exercise (cardio) an hour per day and keep my calorie in take to a maximum of 1300/day. I only eat good organic food but I can't lose any of the weight from after my pregnancy 3 years ago. 10 months after the birth of my daughter I had to start taking 2mg of epilim due to seizures. The neurologist did warn me of weight gain and possible difficulty losing weight and while I'm not putting on weight I am extremely frustrated that I'm not losing any. I am unable to lower my dosage as every time I have tried (under doctor supervision) I seizure. Any suggestions or help?
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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I can understand this in my opinion if you are having some problem with this drug then you can switch over to another drug and for that you have to discus this with your doctor, or even you can have second opinion, get it confirmed that whether this is epileptic seizure or what, hope this information helps you have nice day ( I in fact change the medicine in such cases and the best option for my patients is Carbamazepine 200mg once in day)
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Suggest Remedy For Inablilty To Lose Weight Due To Intake Of Epilim For Seizures

HI Thank for asking to HCM I can understand this in my opinion if you are having some problem with this drug then you can switch over to another drug and for that you have to discus this with your doctor, or even you can have second opinion, get it confirmed that whether this is epileptic seizure or what, hope this information helps you have nice day ( I in fact change the medicine in such cases and the best option for my patients is Carbamazepine 200mg once in day)