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Currently withdrawing off of an AED named VIMPAT. The reason I decided to wean off is because over time it started building toxicity in my system. When I first started taking it, I did not feel many side effects and they have slowly developed over time. About a year ago I started having multiple seizures a week, which slowly started to increase over the year as well as other symptoms including sinus irritation, headaches, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, over emotional, disorientation, auras, hallucinations, jaw pain, itchy skin, feverish. I started the wean off in January, following Jim Harper's material, called THE ROAD BACK, where I have been doing 5% every 2 weeks, which seems to be working, although since the wean off the symptoms have enhanced slightly. About a month ago we switched to 10% every two weeks which was the advice of the CBD doctor I have been working with. I have been taking CBD now for a while, and have just recently started weaning up ever so slowly onto THC included to see if that has a positive effect. About a month after the 10% switch I started feeling WORSE, was worse especially with DISORIENTATION, and panic, and anxiety, and feeling like I am dying and much much more. So 2 weeks ago I went back up 5% and thats what I am currently on now, still not feeling hot and just trying to figure out what to do. The hospital doctors are of ZERO assistance and don't know much at all. I happened to come across your website which is AMAZING. These AED drugs are very similar to benzos and in fact the drug VIMPAT has listed on several medical websites that dependency is a side effect of this drug, which is also used for bipolarism. Anyways I am excited to be on this website and thank you and any advice or suggestions or help would be much appreciated. I feel like Im dying! The worst is that turning feeling of TERROR in my stomach.