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Switching Times
Wed, 08/29/2018 - 08:56Topic: Medication Issues
I’m not sure what topic to put this under, but hopefully someone has experienced this besides me and can help.
I take the generic Keppra and take 2 a day, 1000 mg. I take my medication at 11 in the afternoon and 11 at night. I recently started a new job working with children with autism and won’t have easy access to my medication. I was wondering if anyone has changed the normal times they take medicine to better fit new work or school schedule?
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Thanks for your input! I’m
Submitted by lanekoehl29 on Wed, 2018-08-29 - 22:48
Thanks for your input! I’m just wondering if I should change my times all together so instead of 11 o’clock maybe I’d change it to 8 in the morning and 8 at night. I have my yearly check up with my neurologist coming up so I can also just ask then.
Done that many times.
Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2018-08-29 - 12:34
Done that many times. Depending on how long the time change is does help' But it might help if you do it on your days off. Your medication has a therapeutic level built up in your body which is there to keep break through seizures from happening if you take a dose late or forget one. So moving your times so it is easier to take them shouldn't be much of a problem. You might call your neurologists office and ask them if they have any suggestions. But That information was given to me when I had to change times to take meds.