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Below are Keppra (Levetiracetam) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 4 ratings/reviews, Keppra has an overall score of 7. The effectiveness score is 9.50 and the side effect score is 6.50. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Keppra review by 37 year old female patient | | | Rating |
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| Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | seizure disorder |
| Dosage & duration: | | 1000mg taken twice daily for the period of 6 months |
| Other conditions: | | AVM, depression |
| Other drugs taken: | | Lexapro | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Benefits were milder and less frequent seizures. |
| Side effects: | | Tiredness |
| Comments: | | Started taking after brain injury due to AVM and radiation treatment. First seizure was major, requiring hospitalization. After taking Keppra, a susequent seizure was very mild. |
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| | Keppra review by 38 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | grand mal seizures |
| Dosage & duration: | | 500mg. twice a day taken twice a day for the period of 6 yrs |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | seizures dissipated |
| Side effects: | | brain fog, slurring, neurological switching, i.e, right hand dominant at times would switch to left, thyroid malfunction, high FSH levels and very early perimenopause, memory lapses, cognitive dysfunction |
| Comments: | | Began with Keppra 1000mg..wasn't enough to control seizure activity - increased to 1500 mg per day and was non-functional. Reduced to 1000 mg per day and sought alternative methods..research by Harvard showed magnesium deficit in those with seizure disorders..began magnesium injections and increased essential fatty acids..through proper nutrition, supplementation and accupuncture, no more seizure medication and seizure free...do want to note that seizures began during the spraying of the neurotoxin anvil for the West Nile virus. |
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| | Keppra review by 38 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | anti seizure |
| Dosage & duration: | | 750mg taken everyday for the rest of my life for the period of 3 years |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | no seizure activity since i started taking this drug |
| Side effects: | | early on i was having problems sleeping, s i got used to the medication, that has gone away. |
| Comments: | | Taking 750 mg split into 2 doses, taking morning and evening, i have small seizures as a result of a brain tumor removal received 4 years ago. |
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| | Keppra review by 54 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Mild Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Simple partial seizure |
| Dosage & duration: | | 250mg taken 2x daily for the period of On-going |
| Other conditions: | | Asthma |
| Other drugs taken: | | Singulair, Allegra, Albuterol, Flovent, Flonase | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The benefits of taking all these asthma medications is that I have been pretty much symptom free. The Flovent has been particularly helpful in preventing flareups of my symptoms which has greatly reduced the need for my Albuterol. The benefits of taking the Keppra is that I have only had one seizure episode since I began treatment in 2006. The episode lasted only seconds. |
| Side effects: | | I have no side effects from taking my asthma medications. I experienced a lack of enery or just feeling tired when I first started taking the Keppra in the morning. I do not have that system any longer. |
| Comments: | | I take my asthma medications daily and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. The same is true for my seizure medication. |
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