slowrambler's Keppra History : PatientsLikeMe

slowrambler: Sex: M; Data Quality: 2 stars; MS: 36 yrs; Type: Secondary Progressive; Sensation: Severe; Overall: Mild; Cognition: none; Vision: none; Speech: none; Swallowing: none; Upper limb: none; Walking: severe

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slowrambler's Keppra is for:

slowrambler's Keppra History (Ongoing)
Keppra (levetiracetam)
As needed Oct 10, 2005 - Last Update

Evaluations
Date	Dosage	Stiffness/Spasticity Efficacy	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 09, 2009	As needed
Sep 07, 2008	As needed

Date: Sep 07, 2008
Advice & Tips: This doesn't appear to be an "instant" spasticity relief medication, or at least in my situation. I had to "wean off" of the highest prescribable dosage of Zanaflex while simultaneously "ramping up" my Keppra dosage. Therefore, it wasn't until I reached my current dosage of Keppra that I started realizing positive results of this medication. Given the feedback from other's that I've spoken to that are using Keppra; there doesn't seem to be any "middle ground" in terms of success in treating their MS related spasticity. It appears that it either worked or it didn't work. To that point, being that Keppra is an anti-convulsive/Epileptic medication; some neurologists won't prescribe it for MS related spasticity.
Cost: < $25 monthly