Zonegran, 500mg »
Way back on March 8, 2006, I bumped my Zonegran level to 400mg, which is where it's been even since. A little over two years! And everything had been going along just swimmingly. Until Sunday. I don't really know why (or if) the Zonegran has started to be less effective, but after visiting the doctor, we decided that it was time to bump up the dosage a bit.
My best guess is that I've put on a bit of weight - currently I'm hovering around 250 - so for now, I'm going to go to 500mg of Zonegran, and in a week or so, I'll go to 600mg. Rather than taking all the pills at night, I'm going to split up the dosage. While the Dilantin was relatively short-lived, Zonegran lasts longer in the bloodstream, which is good, but I still feel better about spacing it out some. It just doesn't seem right to take it all at night. For the time being, I'm going to take 200mg in the morning and 300mg at night. Then next week I'll take another pill in the morning to bring me up to the full 600mg. Hopefully that will keep me seizure-free.
