People with poor kidney function usually need to take less Vimpat and may take it less often, because it stays in their body longer. Vimpat (lacosamide) is generally used as add-on (adjunctive) therapy for partial seizures in individuals age 17 years and older whose seizures are not well controlled by other medications.
Do you have an enlarged thyroid? If your doctor has diagnosed you as having thyroid nodules, a thyroid lump, or an enlargement of the thyroidâknown as goiterâyou'll want to learn more about the signs, symptoms, tests, and treatments for these thyroid conditions.
1 Goiter - enlargement of the thyroid gland. 2  Hyperthyroidism - when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs. 3  Hypothyroidism - when your thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormones. 4  Thyroid cancer. 5  Thyroid nodules - lumps in the thyroid gland.  Thyroiditis - swelling of the thyroid.