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What Causes Drowsiness And Weakness While On Epilive?

hello, i am 46year old married man with two teen age kids I am adviced to and taking epilive-500 for last 2 and half year as adviced by my doc i am suffering from drowsiness, general weakness, and get irritate very often . please guide me I was operated for oligodendroglioma in Dec1999
Wed, 27 Feb 2019
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Hi,

Drowsiness and weakness are very common side effects of Epilive. Normally they are more pronounced the first month of using the drug and fade with time as your body gets used to the use of the medication but in some cases these symptoms may last. In case symptoms last beyond the first couple of months then the patient needs to let the doctor know.

I would recommend you to talk to your doctor and explain the symptoms you are having and discuss the need to use an alternative treatment to Epilive.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj,
General & Family Physician
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What Causes Drowsiness And Weakness While On Epilive?

Hi, Drowsiness and weakness are very common side effects of Epilive. Normally they are more pronounced the first month of using the drug and fade with time as your body gets used to the use of the medication but in some cases these symptoms may last. In case symptoms last beyond the first couple of months then the patient needs to let the doctor know. I would recommend you to talk to your doctor and explain the symptoms you are having and discuss the need to use an alternative treatment to Epilive. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician