User Reviews for levetiracetam oral

This drug has given me a rash on my head and face.

The first time that I used this medication my previous doctor prescribe me 1000 mg per day and it was not generic. After that the dosage was increased to 1500 mg and I was filling OK almost seizures free. I was using it combined with Depakote and Valium. My doctor decided to take away Valium and increase Depakote and I continued filling OK. Moving to another state I was forced to change doctor and the new one change regular Depakote to Depakote ER and also increased Keppra to 6000 mg a day because he said that the dosage was too low. This was after a blood work. He asked me if the price between brand name and generic was significant and I said yes. He then prescribed generic and himself ordered it from my supplier. Today I have more seizures than never and the control over it is almost nothing. I don't know if this is because of generic or if the condition is going worst for some other reason. I visited another neurologist to get a second opinion and he said: We should continue as you was before if that was working better to you. We don't fix what is not broken, he continued. I am going tomorrow to a new visit to my actual doctor and I will bring comments from this page to him because it was helpful.Read More Read Less

this treatment is awsome. I love drugs.

The pharmacy replaced the drug maker to Lupin from Mylan. The Mylan is a white pill the Lupin is Yellow. The Lupin made my skin break out and itch. I tried it for a month and finally changed back. Thank God.

The manufacture has changed, now my body is hot & a rash is all over my arms and legs. Does anyone know how to get the pharmacy to change back to the former manufacturer? There is no test to check the systems are from the drug.

this good medication for me

I no longer have seizures anymore. My last one was Oct. 2009. So far, so good. The first month I took it I was extremely tired. It is getting better now since my body is getting used to it. I would rather pop this pill twice a day then have seizures.

Seems to make me tired

i have been seizure free for a year now, and thats a long time for me!! i am very thankful for this med.

My 6 year old daughter have been taking Keppra for over 5 years and was seizing once a year at the most, when she is sick because her immune system is so weak. In February of 2009, she was switched to the generic Keppra (Levetiracetam). Giant Pharmacist had switch without asking us first. We didn't realize this until July 3, 2009. Within February and July she seizes three times, the first two we were able to control it with Ativan but the last one we couldn't, we gave extra doses of Levetiracetam and Ativan and still couldn't controlled her seizures, within three days she seizes 50 times, this happened, while we were on vacation. We took her the to the emergency room and the doctor took blood sample and found out that her platelet counts was 12000 (normal is 150,000) she was airlifted to Children Hospital. They check for the Levetiracetam level in her blood and there are none, there was discussions that Levetiracetam was the culprit of the low platelet counts but can not confirmed, so the doctors slowly takes her off the Levetiracetam but she was still seizing, in the mean time another neurologist decided to put her back on Keppra and gave her an extra dose of Keppra and within hours she stop seizing. We realized at that time, that the generic have no effects on controlling my daughter's seizures. Please do not substitute name brand Keppra for generic, the neurologist that we spoke to, said that for anti convulsion drugs best to stay with name brand.Read More Read Less

I have been on Keppra for 4 years and I had to start on this and within a week I started having seizures again. Now I have to keep taking this while I wait for my Dr. to get an ok from My Insurance Co. to change back to Keppra. Don't take this if you don't have to!!

I'm enquiring for a freind who has a 54 year old son who just had a grand mall seizure and was precribed this drug

too soon to tell. am quite tired. may have enhanced the effects of a glass of wine. no partials since starting.

I have had side effects. It sucks.

using it for fibromyalgia

I've been on Keppra for 3 years straight for partial onset seizues and never experienced a seizure nor side effect (500mg perday). Like others, on my last refill CVS was pleased to tell me that I can save $50 per refill by trying this new generic - I was ecstatic! Two months later, I am still seizure-free however my personality has changed from cheerful and positive to completely depressed and zombie-like. I am lethargic and have no desire to participate in any daily activites. I am practically causing a divorce in my marriage. 10 minutes ago I called my pharmacy and asked that they never give me this generic again - I am back to Keppra and will be happy to pay the extra dollars to get my personality back. (Well, not happy to pay, but I will pay ;)Read More Read Less