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Taking Keppra
36 Patients currently take Keppra
7 Patients stopped taking Keppra
jadedangeleyes Sensation: severe Overall: severe Cognition: severe Vision: moderate Speech: severe Swallowing: severe Upper limb: severe Walking: severe See profile jadedangeleyes 550 mg daily since Jul 11, 2008
Lisa WB Mouth/throat: mild Arms: moderate Chest: none Legs: none See profile Lisa WB daily since Sep 06, 2006
evansmom Mouth/throat: mild Arms: moderate Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile evansmom since Sep 11, 2006

What is Keppra? Keppra is a brand name for the anti-convulsant drug levetiracetam, used to treat epilepsy. Keppra is a brand name of UCB Inc. Read more...

UCB Inc.'s Keppra site

What we've learned

Why Patients Take Keppra

Other	22
Pain	4
Stiffness/spasticity	4
Cramps	1
Fatigue	1
Tremors	1
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)	1
General health	1
Jerky movements of legs and head	1
Not indicated	1

Patient Dosages


	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	500 mg daily	550 mg daily	750 mg daily	1000 mg daily	1500 mg daily	2000 mg daily	3000 mg daily	4000 mg daily	30 ml daily	750 ml daily	N/A
	1	1	8	1	1	12	3	1	1	2	1	1	9

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Keppra

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
1	1	7	11	6	6

Why Patients Stopped Taking Keppra (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work	2
Doctor's advice	2
Side effects too severe	2
Other	1
Course of treatment ended	1
Not indicated	1

How Long Patients Took Keppra Before Stopping

< 1 month	> 1 month	> 3 months	> 6 months	> 1 year	> 2 years
1	2	1	3	1	0

Average: Keppra Ratings

	3
	4