Thats incredible, I hope she continues improving. Good luck, and Happy Birthday Kyra! I hope and pray that it gives my son some kind of improvement.
Beverly, Gages mom
Terry Street <terryst2@...> wrote:
we're doing a keppra (1000 mg day) and lamictal (50 mg day) combination. We've seen a huge improvement, the side effects were minimal. My only problem is she is so incredibly hyper when she wakes up in the morning, until we can get her focused enough to take her meds....
She has relearned the ABC's, started singing nursery rhymes, and now we're starting letter sounds and counting to 20....numbers are a struggle.
Terry
mom to 6 including Kyra (who will be 7 on Tuesday 2/5) LKS
Has anyone used depikote and Keppra and if so did you have good results. We have not yet used two drugs together and are going to start. Thanks Beverly Goulet- Bay City, MI.
Hi all, Just wondered if anyone has experience with weaning Keppra. Tai is still on a small amount (500mg/day) and we're just about to wean. Our paediatrician...
We have never weaned keppra (we're keeping it for now)... but we weaned topamax recently and it took about 6 weeks. So, the wean time makes sense to me. Laura...
Has anyone used depikote and Keppra and if so did you have good results. We have not yet used two drugs together and are going to start. Thanks Beverly Goulet-...
We've not used depakote yet, but we are doing a keppra/zarontin combo. We've seen cognitive improvement & the side effects were temporary. Laura Laura Ryan 53...
we're doing a keppra (1000 mg day) and lamictal (50 mg day) combination. We've seen a huge improvement, the side effects were minimal. My only problem is she...
Thats incredible, I hope she continues improving. Good luck, and Happy Birthday Kyra! I hope and pray that it gives my son some kind of improvement. Beverly,...
Hello All, First time I have written. Joined up this past weekened.Saw questions about Keppra...my 8 year old son has been on since November 08.Has had NO side...
Hi Sharon, I was intrigued to see your post on Keppra... And you're near me in Richmond! How interesting. I'd like to hear what other specialists you use,...
Suzanne & Sharon, We've had Kyra on Keppra since October of 07 after failing with Klonopin and Lamictal. At first it was super, she regained so much of her...
Terry, this is fascinating and helpful information, thank you so much for taking time to write such detail about your med experiences with your two daughters....
Terry, just wanted to reassure you that a trip to London might not be as helpful as you think! The FOLKS website is fabulous, I agree - just wish our...
Thank you Megan. I appreciate you sharing your experiences. You are 100% right about the meds, one may be a miracle for one, but cause hell for another. I...
Suzanne, I thought we were the only ones going through the nightmares. Kyra is adopted from Korea (arrived in the USA at 5 1/2 months, she's now 8....she was a...
Okay, I'm fairly warned. It's funny, Tom's 6 and has been affected by *something* or other from birth - feeding disorder, extreme food allergies, GI problems...
Sam, That sounds right to me...my neuro told me we could wean Keppra safely over three weeks so actually much faster than you are doing. My son is on 500mg...
We've been weaning keppra over the past 3 1/2 months - and have 2 weeks to go. Emi's max dose was 2500mg per day which was reduced back in November due to...