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Absence Seizures...Keppra out...Depakote Sprinkles in!!
Sat, 07/07/2007 - 21:03Topic: Parents & Caregivers
14 weeks in counting. Tyler has been on Keppra ever since March when we found out he had the seizures. Keppra gave us no side effects at all but it helped NONE!! We were praying that the Keppra would work because of the med not having alot of toxins and chemicals. On to Depakote Sprinkles (125 mg) x2 daily for now until we reach full strengh of 375mg x2 daily. As I did before when we started out w/ Keppra I drove myself crazy trying to find info on the MEDS!! SO here I am reaching out to anyone who can give me ANY (good or bad) insight on your experiences with this new drug. Once again Tyler is only 6 and has Absence for 14 weeks now. Kinda like starting back at square one but I can honestly say I have accepted it and "WE" as a family are looking ahead. One day at a time!!!!! Good Luck and God Bless to everyone on this site. May you all find serenity in your life.
Stacia (tyler's mama.."the coach")
** I look at this (epilepsy) as a boxing match. He has come back to the corner to get some new advise(meds)from his coach(me and doc). New advise has been given(Depakote) and he is back out in the ring fighting. This is one fight we will not lose!!!****
Re: Absence Seizures...Keppra out...Depakote Sprinkles in!!
Submitted by joi_128 on Wed, 2007-07-18 - 12:56
My daughter was also diagnosed with absence seizures (May 2, 2007). She is 8 and I am unsure of how long they were going on. We just thought that she was ignoring us. I wish I would have caught on earlier but what can I do now. Anyway she started taking Lamictal a month or so ago. I was completely shaken to my bones to give her medicine that could change the beautiful person that she is. However everything has been going smoothly. She is not up to her full intake level but we have seen a dramatic drop. From about 20 or so a day to 2-3 now. I have not seen any side effects at all, and I have looked extensively. I know each AED varies from person to person so this is simply my experience. I hope all goes well with your journey. And feel free to keep in touch.