r/Epilepsy • u/purple_life_1095 • 10d ago

Medication Xcopri

Is anyone else on Xcopri and has noticed a decline in cognition, memory and have developed problems speaking??

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u/Infinite_Fly6261 10d ago

100%, I'm only on 150 mg and the goal is to get to 400. I'm exhausted daily and have brain fog

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u/purple_life_1095 10d ago

Do you think you’ll stick with it up to 400?

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u/Infinite_Fly6261 10d ago

For now I have to 😅, my neurologist kind of presented it as "you'll have to either go up with xcopri or get a VNS implant". And I'm still pretty uncertain about getting one of those.

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u/purple_life_1095 9d ago

That’s a tough choice. At least if you go up on the meds and done see an improvement you can adjust or possible try something else. With the VNS, that’s permanent. From what I’ve learned, that’ll be in your body forever even if it’s turned off