Join Now
It's been a tough week across the globe. Share your thoughts in our new 2008 Financial Crisis support group.
Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy. It is S- enantiomer of etiracetam, structurally similar to the prototypical nootropic drug piracetam. Along with other anticonvulsants like gabapentin, it is also sometimes used to treat neuropathic pain. Levetiracetam is marketed under the trade nam... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Epilepsy & Seizures | 405 |
71% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 7 |
86% |
| Migraine Headaches | 6 |
50% |
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 4 |
100% |
| Brain / CNS Tumors | 4 |
100% |
Overall, 73% (450
Members)
find Keppra helpful
Keppra Reviews
Working / Worked
Have been on this for a while now and has been the best for me. no side effects.
Working / Worked
Working / Worked
Still on it. Slows them down but doesn't stop them
Working / Worked
It works but since I have tempral lobe seizures there is no medication that really controls them.
Working / Worked
SINCE I STARTED ON MY INCREASEMENT OF THIS MEDICATION IT IS HELPING BUT I CANNOT WORK
Working / Worked
i have depression since i started on this medication.
Working / Worked
Just started. Hopefully this will be the "trick" to keep him from seizing.
Working / Worked
Bet drug for me
Working / Worked
It made me lose my balance, thngs were fine after I got off it.
Working / Worked
I gained a lot of weight since I have been on it. I don't feel like the same person anymore.
Working / Worked
We recently added Keppra to Jonah's regimen to keep his seizures under control. He has only had 2 seizures in the last 10 months.
Working / Worked
2000 mg/day
Working / Worked
Keppra has been good.
Working / Worked
REALLY BAD SIDE EFFECTS!!!!!
Showing 121 - 135 of 469 Reviews
Discussions
-
Keppra
I was on Keppra as my first AED, and the doctor started me out on a dose way too high- 1500mg/day as my starting dose, and it had the opposite effect ... [More] -
Keppra
Hi i am on Keppra 750mg morning and 1000mg night,it makes me sleep and dream the same dream it only started 1st October, but the way that you say it m... [More] -
Keppra
Hah, that's interesting, my husband had been complaining about having songs stuck in his head since he started on Keppra. He hums the same damn song ... [More] -
Keppra
I have epilepsy and am on Keppra. You can't turn off the song in your head? I am bipolar and epilepsy can have similar symptoms at times, like racing ... [More] -
Keppra
Hi Lindajane, I'm on Keppra too, and I haven't had anything like that. But I think if it really bothers you try to focus your attention on something ... [More]
