Brief Answer:
You may wish to try......

Detailed Answer:
The problem is that EVERY antiepileptic medication is potentially sedating by the very nature of how it works to prevent or stop seizures....it SEDATES or CALMS DOWN....or REDUCES NEURONAL ACTIVITY in a GENERALIZED fashion throughout the brain. We do not have medications that are free from this type of sedating effect and it really depends upon the individual patient, other medications they may be taking, other comorbid they may have, strength of their constitution, how active they are, how much exercise or extracurricular activity they get, how well they sleep, etc. as to just how sedating a medication can be. And there is an age factor since basal metabolic rates in the young patient (20's, 30's) are much higher than beyond.

Having said that other medications that you may try (since I don't know the exact detail of the list he's tried) would be things such as:

Vimpat, Lamictal, Onfi, Trokendi, Lyrica, Carbatrol, and Trileptal

Some of these medications are older, some are newer, most should probably be used as adjuncts to other primary meds but his doctor may try them in isolation if oversedation is a concern.

The doctor may also do a full metabolic workup on him with bloodwork and even other diagnostic studies such as a sleep study to guarantee first and foremost that there are not any additional features of illnesses that could cause or contribute to sedation such as thyroid dysfunction, myasthenia gravis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Anemia, Reduced productivity of the Bone Marrow as in myelodysplastic disease of some sort.

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Brief Answer:
I agree with you---

Detailed Answer:
I hope your husband has not become addicted to opiate substances because how he was treated. And there are definitely better ways to be treated. Sorry that his former neurologist was not able to do better for him.

Since Ohio is between Michigan and Tennessee you are welcome to visit us here in Cavaliers and Ohio State Buckeyes Country if you would ever like to experience a neurology consultation with XXXXXXX Hospitality. LOL.....

I would be very interested in knowing how things turn out for your husband after you settle in with the new neurologist. Please get in touch with me at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi for additional questions, comments, or concerns having to do with this topic or others.

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All the best to you.

P.S. We are all coming down to XXXXXXX at the end of May because my daughter is competing in a Regional Cross Fit competition. Hope we can find a nice place to stay....We did Opryland last time we were in that area...but it was so darn busy....Memorial Day Weekend, it will probably be the same!

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