I am changing therapy from tegretol /luminal to tegretol keppra. Any of you guys have any information on keppra. Thanks for your help. [Non-text portions of...
I just wen't generic a year ago and has gotten way cheaper. My insurance pays $36 plus $15 copay at my pharmacy coborns. So the fact its affordable is good...
I was initially taking Dilantin. I still had seizures from time to time and it got to the point of me having 5 to 6 auras an hour. When they put me on Tegretol...
Thank you for your time and your reply. I hope that things wont change for you and that your status will have a constant improvement. Good on you. Take care....
If a person does not have insurance or money and they have epilepsy, is there a way for them to get medicine throgh the stae? I do not have thsproblem but...
Hi, I usually don't answer messages in groups but the post on Keppra caught my eye.Tegretol is a very tolerable medication for seizures.I was on it for many...
Well social security disability is one. If there is a work force center near by or something like that would be next. They usually have other services the...
*Im sorry about your friend in need but there is a way for her to get help with seizure meds* *first get a doctors prescription of the seizure med * *Go to the...
Janna YOur welcome I hope it works for you! be persistant and give it time but keep on it! if your financially under the water along with your health then they...
Hi, Does anyone know of programs, grants or aid for kids with epilepsy? We are in the process of starting to help our son go to college and have way too many...
Some states have a worker rehabilitation program. I got accepted but haven't gone yet cause of side effects of medication can make it hard for me to think at...
I've gotten grants for disabilities that go with having epilepsy. Migraines
depression, anxiety, social anxiety. Any problem that crops up from having...
Thank you Loreen. I really hope so too. I am really fed up. I am on tegretol plus 500 mg keppra for the first 10 days then will have to go on two 500 mg x 2....
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I know there's probably a lot of other posts about similar problems but I'm wondering if anyone can recommend an anti-seizure medication for my 14 year old...
Hi Carol, Most meds will interfere with the concentration, but I found Tegretol to be
the least interfering. I used to take it, or Dilantin when I was in...
Carol, Your situation sounds very similar to my teenage son. We’ve been through several medications and the one that seems to have kept him seizure free...
Craig & Christine, Thanks for the recommendations. I'll keep them in mind. Every medication has its side effects so hopefully we will find something that...
I found Keppra to slow me down and make me angry and depressed. It did not work for me. It does work for many others, though. Now I'm on Trileptal 600 mg 3...
I forgot to mention that back in my twenties I did well with depakote, (I could even drive!) but it has really bad long term side effects and I stopped it when...
The main side effect of depakote is the chance of developing diabetes. It also made my hands shake just a bit but not enough to mess up my handwriting, and...
Our doctor took our son off of Depakote because he said that it causes liver damage...(diabetes?) He even went as far as to say that our child would do better...
