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Levetiracetam Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Keppra, Keppra XR

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Generic Name: Levetiracetam

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86 patient evaluations for Levetiracetam

  • PSGutters
    Data Quality: 1 star
    • Sex: M
    • Age: 44y
    • Duration: 7 yrs
    PRO survey: PRO 0
    Quality of Life:
    • Mental: Unreported
    • Physical: Unreported
    Surgery type: Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy, Temporal Resection/Lobectomy
    0 seizures
    151 weeks ago
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  • by PSGutters
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Jan 10, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 01, 2010 500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Mar 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
n/a
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Purpose: Seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic) (Started Feb 25, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 25, 2010 1250 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Dizziness
Date
Feb 25, 2010
Advice & Tips
its ok taking my pills the only problem I have is remembering to take it and if I forget 1 dose it makes me dizzy.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Jan 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 24, 2010 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Aug 06, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 12, 2010 3000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Dec 15, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 13, 2010 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jan 13, 2010
Advice & Tips
I have tried almost every anti-seizure control medicene over my lifetime and the one thing I have noticed is that the time release types work best for me. I am never happy with the side-effects of any of them but Keppra so far seems to have the fewest and most mild of any of them I have experienced.
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Oct 20, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 08, 2009 3000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Fatigue, Mood swings, Decreased appetite, Inability to concentrate, Sleepiness, Memory problems
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  • clr714
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    Pain: Most
    Fatigue: Most
    Sleep: Most
    Stiffness: All
    function: Little
    external_stress: All
    Stickman: most
    Description:F38y
    CFS:11y Dx
    FM:11y Dx
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Purpose: jerking of hands and feet (Started Sep 25, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 30, 2009 500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Swelling in hands, Jerky movements (dyskinesia), Swelling in legs, feet and ankles
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  • vjwebb59
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 13 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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Purpose: Nerve pain (neuralgia) (Started Apr 01, 2003)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 21, 2009 4500 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Jul 11, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 05, 2009 1000 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Suicidal ideation
Date
Jan 05, 2009
Advice & Tips
If you feel INCREDIBLY ANGRY on this medicine and you don't know why -- tell someone. If you feel the sudden need to grab knives, and you don't know why -- TELL SOMEONE. If you feel horrible about yourself and that your disease and you may be the cause of all of the problems of everyone you love: CALL YOUR NEUROLOGIST IMMEDIATELY.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Epilepsy (Started Sep 03, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 09, 2008   ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Nov 09, 2007 500 mg Daily ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Nov 08, 2007 100 mg Daily ?Can't tell SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Side effects:
Balance problems, Eyes wander out of sync, Glaucoma (Both eyes)
Date
Nov 09, 2008
Advice & Tips
Don't even start taking it.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Nov 09, 2007
Advice & Tips
Do not even start with Keppra
Cost
$50-99 monthly
Date
Nov 08, 2007
Advice & Tips
When they gave me the initial level to start taking it I had no side effects that I was aware of. I was told it was a dosage belwo therapeutic and after 2 weeks they increased it. By the second day my eyes would not function together. I saw 2 images and it was like the eyes were just wandering around to look at things randomly and continuously. The 2 were not in synch at all and I had no sense of balance to even sit up in a chair without holding on to a desk or something.
Cost
$50-99 monthly
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