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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.
My daughter has been taking
Submitted by Concerned.Mom4 on Sat, 2019-07-27 - 06:41
My daughter has been taking generic Keppra since December of 2018 (from several different companies). For four months she did not have another tonic clonic, but suddenly she had one in April, May, end of June, and first of July (with many auras, some focals, weight gain, and depression (from a happy-go-lucky child)). We asked her doctor to put her on the name brand (because of what we read here, the NCBI website, and an interview we heard on new book that is out: Bottle of Lies). The positive effects were seen immediately with the first dose. I urge you to investigate the brand of generic you are using; they are not created equally and read the book. It is excellent and can explain why there are more seizures with generics.