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SHOCKER - Adv. Keppra

Fri, 06/23/2006 - 16:07
I am having a little bit of cognitive problems plz bear withhhh: First time I saw an adfor AEDs in a natiional mag. I'm going to copy it because it does not say what was said to me when I went on Keppra. When I was placxe on Deppra I was told in was monotherapy. Seems to have been changed or betterdefined maybe". You deside. OSLO VERY IMPORTANT. I have checked with two experts who work with Keppra reps and the dispensening of drug and am told Vit V6 shoiuld always be prescribed with to counteracat psych side effects. It wasn't me and I suffered severe depressiosn. All it helped with me was jerks, ggeneralized sz's and this say TLEs ja? Not enough gain for price neither. "People Magazine", pp 80-81, issue 6/26/06 (reprinted without permission) Advertisement title: "'Elipsy'" A two pagte full color adv. Show happy mother and son. [right} and states: Keppra (Levetiracetam) is a med that is used to treat PAETIAL SEIZURES in adults and children 4 yeaer of age and older with E. It is used with other seizure meds to help control seizures. [note I have not heard 4 years, what does "control"mean and I was told it was monotherap] Keppra may because mood and behavior changess in adults and children such as aggression, agitationo, anger anxiety, apathy,k depression [no kidding?] DWQ PWOPLWMhvw payxhoric symptomssuch as hallucinations [been there, done that but on pheno and I do not think I was psychotic, I SAW, SMELLED, FELT real things, there ot not. Don't place labelling on me. I do not like it] The most common side effects with Keppra in adults are: sleepiness,k weakness, dizziness and infection [where?] The most common side effects with Keppra in children are: sleepiness, accidental injury [broad termm - clumsiness or what?] hosstility, irritability and weakness. Please see patient on the following page. Visit: www.Keppra.commm for more info (next page) "Epilepsy doeson't have a hold of our live. But I do". Sherry fortier (mother) { nice, but she doesn't have it, sorry I am in a bad mood} "That's because I'm always looking for for the bestwauy to help Bryan. And when doctor mentioned Keppra@, Iwanted to know more [good luck!]. So I've been doing research {so do we dork} and now I have the facts. Keppra@ has been around for 6 years, and it's already been tried by nearly 800,000 patients. [funny I took it 7-8 years] and it's already I feel comfortable giving it to my son [already? what time period we talking about?] Bryan feels better now too [define: feels better please. 10 SPs or 5 or none?] Now we deefinitely feel like we've got a hanadle on things. The End Except for the new iingle is apparently: "life on your terms". Ok I been trying my terms and my body has said - nada. Brackets are my nasty saracasm because I feel nasty today. But I thought I shall share this and if I put it under medicine I afraid you no see it and yes I am a little cognitive slipping I think and if I am I type with accent of my other language so do not RITIFCIZE ME today I no take it I fight back. Like I do not ja? Monotherapy? Rot. Gretchen PS If Spiz no mind and my typing is very bad plz ask her to define because I am bilingual and English it is not my first language see but mayube shemine but she is used to it too. I hope this is ummm....readable. It flies in faceof whatI was told but what is new ja?

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