• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1000 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: my husband believe this medication make me bitchy, but is afraid to have me switch to anything else.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for epilepsy)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Very hard to take

Dosage: 1000 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I want off this medication as soon as possible. It cause me to be in a constant bad mood with those around me and with myself. It is a scary medication that is ruining my relationships and my life. I have had to seizures while on this med but the side effects are to horrible to bear.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for seizures (simple partial))
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall) (itchy rash)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 100 mg Daily

Side effects: itchy rash

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for epilepsy)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
• Effectiveness

  Slight (for myoclonic seizures)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 2000 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: One at night,one in the morning. Simple. For the first week or so,it made a bit drowsy,but now,nothing,no side effects at all,and it had greatly helped! I,at this point would never switch from Levetiracetam (Keppra),unless it's effectiveness diminished. No side effects,helps with my grand-mals,and help somewhat on my myoclonic and absence seizures,both of those don't bother me as much though anyway.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for epilepsy)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1500 mg Daily

Cost: $50-99 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for epilepsy)
• Side effects

  Severe (for Overall) (intoxicated feeling)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Advice & Tips: It is hard right now because I am transitioning to a new med.... The impact is now I have to remember to take meds twice a day and I am already having issues remembering. I feel loaded and drunk ALL day. I have it.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: intoxicated feeling

• Effectiveness

  Major (for epilepsy)
• Side effects

  Mild (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 500 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: n/a

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for epilepsy)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence))
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 3000 mg Daily

Side effects: excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for epilepsy)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (nausea)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 1500 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I have less anxiety with this med.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: nausea

• Effectiveness

  Major (for epilepsy)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (memory problems, balance problems, clumsiness)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Side effects: balance problems, clumsiness, memory problems