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keppra vs. topamax

Sun, 12/23/2007 - 15:06
i'm a 28 year old woman diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy when i was 16 - and have been on depakote since. my doctor has, of course, always told me that i should let him know when i'm thinking about getting pregnant. well, it's now within a couple of years of wanting to get pregnant...so i decided to switch over to lamictal. in the last couple of months, i've been ramping up lamictal and decreasing depakote. lamictal and i did not agree so well. so, my doctor has suggested to look at keppra vs topamax -- any thoughts???

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Re: keppra vs. topamax

Submitted by shunda on Mon, 2009-05-11 - 18:14
I was on lamictal and it did not agree with me. Then i was on trileptal and it didn't either. Now i am on keppra it has been working just fine as long as i take it everyday and on time.

Re: keppra vs. topamax

Submitted by gavin2002 on Mon, 2009-05-11 - 20:51
I have been on keppra since last june when I had a grandmal and they found a brain tumor. I have also been on topamax, lamictal, and many others that just havent helped. The keppra and topamax hasnt controled me seizures but I have not had any weird affects from them. Congrats on wanting to start a family, I have 7 and I love every minute of it. God bless

Re: keppra vs. topamax

Submitted by annegeorge on Sun, 2010-01-03 - 23:32

Hey girl,

I an 22 years old and was diagnosed with JME at 14. I am on a combination of Lamictal and Keppra.  My first neurologist was an idiot, Granted I was no having grand mals but I still had the myclonic seizures on the Lamictal alone, he claimed that it was "fine". and no medication fully controls it. Eventually I sought a second opinion. My second doctor recommended adding Keppra. I am currently on 550mg of Lamictal and 750mg of Keppra a day. It is alot of pills but my seizures are completely controlled. The only side effect of Keppra I've noticed is that I tend to be more tired during the afternoon. I recommend Keppra. I hope this helps you.

 

-Anne

Hey girl,

I an 22 years old and was diagnosed with JME at 14. I am on a combination of Lamictal and Keppra.  My first neurologist was an idiot, Granted I was no having grand mals but I still had the myclonic seizures on the Lamictal alone, he claimed that it was "fine". and no medication fully controls it. Eventually I sought a second opinion. My second doctor recommended adding Keppra. I am currently on 550mg of Lamictal and 750mg of Keppra a day. It is alot of pills but my seizures are completely controlled. The only side effect of Keppra I've noticed is that I tend to be more tired during the afternoon. I recommend Keppra. I hope this helps you.

 

-Anne

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