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Keppra xr to Keppra generic levetiracetam
Fri, 03/06/2015 - 18:12My doctor has put me on Keppra generic and so far I'm pleased.
When I was on the Keppra xr it seems like I was over excited and very sensitive and moody.
Now that he switched me to the Keppra generic I feel calmer and even get tired at night.
Has anyone else experienced this also?
I use generic now but I used
Submitted by just_joe on Sat, 2015-03-07 - 16:12
I use generic now but I used Keppra before the generic could come oout. I feel more at ease now and did the first time I used the generic. Keppra used to cost $987 plus change each monty. I liked th generic since back then I only cost 518 and chagne. Yup the medications cost me 2 weeks take home pay. But I will only go to anothe medication if Doc says it is better than keppra and he has a study proof that shows it to be true.In other words I will not go off keppra or th egeneric because it has done nothing buy=t help control my seizures better then all the other medications I have used in the 50+ years I have been living and dealing with epilepsy.If you take your meds 2 times a day please be sure to take them 12 hours apart. I take mine at 8 morning and night. If I forget for awhile and take my night time medication at 10 then I have a possiability of having a breakthru seizure. I also know that for me I probably will not have one because I do know my theraputic levels are not low range. I hope this helps. Joe