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Q: QUESTION FOR USERS of KEPPRA?
My wife was recently started on Keppra for treatment of seizures. She has been using Depakote for the last 14 years, at a dosage of 375 mg (125 mg at 3 times/day). She has had no signs of kidney damage, no signs of bone marrow loss, but the doctor still wants to take her off of it. The doctor wants to increase her dosage of Keppra by one 500 mg pill/week, until she is at the maximum dosage of 3,000 mg, a day (1500 in morning, 1500 in evening) does anyone know if this is a bad thing? I’ve been searching online for more info, but am failing to find any. This medication has no thorough studies done on interactions with infants, and we want to have another child. Also the doctor wants to take my wife completely off the Depakote, and make the Keppra her main seizure medication. Please, if anyone can help, let me know?
A: While I don’t know alot about it I do know that the neurologist our local hospital had before she recently accepted a teaching position at Harvard prescribed this medication quite frequently and no one seemed to have any problems, there is always the unknown with a newer medication. I say if she is generally healthy, why not give it a try.
BTW, the question about Thankgiving was just for fun, my boyfriend does nearly all the cooking here, too. I do the dang dishes.
Q: KEPPRA bad for seizures?
i just read online and it says that the company is going to send a report to the FDA about the medicine that it increases seizures!!!!! my 2 year old daughter is taking keppra and she’s only had 2 seizures one year 4 months apart. i’m really scared i don’t want to go her to go through this again. what should i do?
A: i wouldn’t pay it no mind if it’s helping her and as long as the dr don’t say anything about it
Q: Epilepic diagnosed in 1976 needs new one online as am handicapped and alone … ?
now have developed Advanced Progressive Multiple Sclerosis over the last 12 years and am legally handicapped, can not see well or walk straight and most important lifve also with Spinal MS and extreme upper neck and back spasticity. For the Spastic symptoms of MS I now take Baclofen and for whatever reason have not had active Epileptic seizures since 1996 that I am aware of and not now taking Epileptic anti-seizure medication I was on Phenobarbital until the MS attacks took me over and Epileptic attacks stopped who knows why, in late 1990’s. I have discovered Keppra an Epileptic medication that is reviewed better For Epileptic back and neck Spasticity and equally for MS Spasticity than Baclofen which I have issues with in heavy sleep with MS and lack of awareness. I see no logical reason based WebMD reports it can be used for both Epilepsy and MS so let me try it?. I need an Epileptic or MS neurologist anywhere in world who will grant me prescriptions of Keppra from Baclofen tor my Spastic MS condition. I am praying to God someone listens as no one is in Portend with MS or Epileptic neurologists and it is clearly a logical move. I do not need anything but a prescription change not even an appointment my records are an open book.
A: i wish it were that easy…the only docs that will do this are in India where youcan’t be sure you are gettting a safe med (they send you the med form india)–eitehr it is too strong or too week or not the med at all or anotehr dangerous ingedient..
some areas due have a doc that makes housecalls-but they are hard tofind
Q: EPILEPTICS: Which medication do you think works best and/or has the least amount of side effects?
I am 29 yrs old and have epilepsy. I have taken 3 different medications over the past 10 yrs. I even stopped taking medication for a few yrs. due to the side-effects. I have taken: Tegretol, Lamictal, Lamotrigine (generic brand of Lamictal), and will be switching to Keppra XR in less than 2 weeks. I have had some weird side-effects with some of these drugs…Lamotrigine caused me to have severe acne (I had clear skin all my life), back and muscle pain, sores in my mouth, extreme sleepiness, etc. I asked the doctor, today, to switch me to a medication that would not cause these other problems. He told me that he specifically prescribed this particular medication because it did have the least amount of side-effects. But, he did end up switching me to Keppra XR (500mg) after I wean myself off of lamotrigine (100mg). I was informed that this medication also has awful side-effects. I feel like I just cant win, lol…
If there are any epileptics online, I would greatly appreciate your advice or comments. What medications do you take? What side-effects have you experienced? Are you happy with your prescribed treatment? Have you tried more than one type of medication? ETC
I would like any info you can give me…anything, really. I have to make a choice on which medication is best for me, and I want to make an educated decision. Thank you all for your help!!!
A: No,Keppra does not have “bad” side effects.There are a few we have to deal with but overall it has worked wonders for me.I used to be on trileptal and was on it for over 7 years til I started getting side effects.I look at the paperwork and the symptoms I had were from Trileptal so I had my new neurologist switch me to something else and that was Keppra.I had dizziness but not really bad.The dizziness I experienced was like I was more level on one side yet i felt dizzy but in the center.Kind of hard to explain it in words but slowly it went away.You still may feel dizziness like your head is spinning even after the other form of dizziness goes away but after that it usually ok.But,with Keppra it does wonders for seizures but the next issue is mood swings.I was very lucky when I was on Keppra I was also on Lithium for Bipolar.Believe it or not it helped my mood swings to level down.I always reccomend that if you have any of these experiences go to your dr get a referral to a psychiatrist and just tell them that the mood swings is from your meds and perhaps you may want something prescribed.The medicine works but you don’t want the emotions to get in the way either.I have been on many many seizures medications and some worked some didn’t.Along with Keppra I am taking Diazapam for psychogenic seizures.
Q: can you help me find my meds for free?
i only make around $650-750 a month at wal-mart, i have epilepsy and i really need my medications. i just got off my stepdad’s military insurance because i turned 21, and i have no idea how i can afford them. no insurance co will accept me because i just had a seizure recently and they require a certain amount of time for me to be seizure free. i have insurance through my job, but it sucks. my topamax costs $790 and my keppra costs $135. can anyone help me figure out how to get these for free? i found an online pharmacy where i can get them for pretty cheap, but i was hoping there was a better way. thanks in advance.
A: There are patient assistance programs that supply brand name medications for free. You submit proof-of-income, their application, and a valid rx and in about 3-4 weeks or less(if you are approved) they will notify you and send a voucher for you to take to the pharmacy to receive your medicine free-they will send it either to your dr’s office or your home address(for this particular company)
Topamax is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson
Keppra-I don’t know of a patient assistance program for this med
But there are other seizure medications that have patient assistance programs like: Tegretol, Lyrica, Dilantin, Lamictal, Depakote or Neurontin.
For the Topomax:
Call the 1-800 -652-6227 and request for them to mail you an application.
For the other meds, let me know if you want additional information!
Q: Any suggestions on what this may be?
I have had some problems for a while now…last September, I was hospitalized for body tremors. They did a CT scan, MRI, MRI with contrast and many many other tests including a Spinal Tap. Most of my test came back normal or inconclusive due to my severe tremors during testing. Also my B12 level was extremely low, and I have been on prescription B12 injections since September of 2008. I have been to 3 Neurologists. The third one (the current one) has said that my Spinal Tap was slightly abnormal which meant there is pressure on the brain somewhere. She also diagnosed me with Myoclonus Seizures. I’m on Keppra for that. The past 4 months, I’ve started having horrible unbearable headaches and she gave me Naproxen, a muscle relaxer plus a migraine med to take at the onset of the headache, Nothing seems to work. I have headaches daily, some are worse than others. I have noticed the hearing in my right ear is starting to go in and out. On top of the headaches, I have confusion with daily tasks, short term memory loss which is getting worse all the time, dizziness, balance problems, and my seizures are getting worse. I’m now starting to stare off for 20-30 seconds after a seizure which occurs 6-7 times a day. The seizure meds obviously aren’t helping. So, I bring these symptoms to my neurologist. Her response is “I think you are depressed” Let’s try depression meds. Well if muscle relaxers, migraine meds and pain meds don’t help the headaches, why would a depression med make any difference? I’m in the process of trying to find another Neurologist, I haven’t had anymore testings done, because my present Neurologist doesn’t “feel it’s necessary” I’m a 28 year old female.
Thanks for your time in reading this. I’m open to all advice and just wondering what you all think this could be. No, I’m not looking for a “online diagnosis” either. Thanks.
A: they should be having you under a strong sleeping medication while doing a cat scan you might have cancer of the brain or a tumor…
have them redo the test, be as annoying as you can call as much as you can until they agree! or go to another hospital for it if you can…
this is serious!
Q: Epilepic diagnosed in 1976 needs new one online as am handicapped and alone … ?
now have developed Advanced Progressive Multiple Sclerosis over the last 12 years and am legally handicapped, can not see well or walk straight and most important lifve also with Spinal MS and extreme upper neck and back spasticity. For the Spastic symptoms of MS I now take Baclofen and for whatever reason have not had active Epileptic seizures since 1996that I am aware of and not now taking Epileptic anti-seizure medication I was on in Phenobarbital until the MS attacks took me over and Epileptic attacks stopped who knows why in late 1990’s. I have discovered Keppra an Epileptic medication the is reviewed to better For Epileptic back and neck Spasticity and equally for MS Spasticity than Baclofen which I have issues with in heavy sleep with MS and lack of awareness and see no logical reason based WebMD reports it can be used for both Epilepsy and MS just fine. I need an Epileptic or MS neurologist anywhere in will who will grant me the right to switch prescriptions of Baclofen to Keppra for my Spastic MS condition. I am praying to God someone listens as no one is in Portend with MS or Epileptic neurologists and it is clearly a logical move. I do not need anything but a prescription change not even an appointment my records are an open book.
A: You must see a dr. to get a script. But I do not think u absolutely have to see a neuro., ur primary should know ur history and be able to make the change with or without a phone consult with ur neuro. Take ur information about the medication with u. GL
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