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keppra vs. topamax
Sun, 12/23/2007 - 15:06Comments
Re: keppra vs. topamax
Submitted by cacaspa on Tue, 2008-03-25 - 22:32
Re: keppra vs. topamax
Submitted by writermom on Thu, 2008-08-21 - 17:57
My son was also started having seizures at age 11, although his began as simple partial only (one arm) and ending up generalizing into full seizures 3-4 times (to date). He was on Keppra and it did not seem to control him on its own, but now he is on Topamax...again it does not yet seem to be controlling everything although we are still ramping up dosage...but I am wondering about the possibility of adding Keppra to it. Were your seizures partial seizures? The fact that you tried everything and finally got it under control gives me great hope for my son!
This is my first post, and I am not sure where to look for your reply, but I will try to come to the keppra vs. topamax thread to check. Thanks!
My son was also started having seizures at age 11, although his began as simple partial only (one arm) and ending up generalizing into full seizures 3-4 times (to date). He was on Keppra and it did not seem to control him on its own, but now he is on Topamax...again it does not yet seem to be controlling everything although we are still ramping up dosage...but I am wondering about the possibility of adding Keppra to it. Were your seizures partial seizures? The fact that you tried everything and finally got it under control gives me great hope for my son!
This is my first post, and I am not sure where to look for your reply, but I will try to come to the keppra vs. topamax thread to check. Thanks!
Re: keppra vs. topamax
Submitted by mmclaughlin107 on Fri, 2008-05-16 - 12:07
I was also 19 when I started having seizures but didn't find out why until about a month ago when I switched neuorologists and did some more testing and he diagnosed me with JME. I almost 21 and I am still having seizures and I was wondering what medicine you took when you were diagnosed because I would love to be seizure free in order to lead a normal life where I can drive, hang out late, etc.