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Generic vs Brand Name Keppra
Tue, 03/30/2010 - 15:49Topic: Medication Issues
My name is Andy, and I have posed a question on here once before. My girlfriend has epilepsy (partial complex seizures) and I try to help her out by finding info for her. Her doctor recently suggested she try switching to brand name Keppra (she has been on generic for about a month) and I wondered if anyone else has gotten the same suggestion. Was there a difference if you switched? Were the side effects the same? Thank You.
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Well, this happens again a
Submitted by Sithchean on Tue, 2019-03-05 - 22:10
Well, this happens again a few Weeks ago. I was on the Brand name Keppra 1500 MG a day. We wanted to try Time release Keppra. So we where told you to have to try the Generic first. Groan. I Flown this boat before was put on regular Generic Keppra started having seizures. I did fine for 15 days. Than Seziure on Friday. So back on the old Brand Name Keppra.
Remember Generic medication
Submitted by Sithchean on Tue, 2019-03-05 - 22:10
Remember Generic medication might be the same. But it the inactive ingredance that are the problem. The fillers and such. If you think of an hourglass With different size sand it in. Larger sand will absorb slower than smaller sand.
Well, this happens again a
Submitted by Sithchean on Tue, 2019-03-05 - 22:06
Well, this happens again a few Weeks ago. I was on the Brand name Keppra 1500 MG a day. We wanted to try Time release Keppra. So we where told you to have to try the Generic first. Groan. I Flown this boat before was put on regular Generic Keppra started having seizures. I did fine for 15 days. Than Seziure on Friday. So back on the old Brand Name Keppra.