Saturday, April 4, 2009

[epilepsy] Re: Levetiracetam vs Keppra

Thanks Tammy! We started the generic last night and I'm keeping my fingers crossed all goes well. Meg's on the liquid and definitely noticed a difference in taste (she wasn't to happy). Hoping that it doesn't cause her to gag because we'll never get her to take it, she has such a sensitive tummy and throws up easy.

Thanks
Kirsten

--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "uniquepnk tds.net" <Uniquepnk@...> wrote:
>
> Kirst,
>
> I have been on Keppra for almost nine years now, or about when they first
> brought it on the market. They switched mine to the generic back in December
> and after two doses started having seizures more often. I have medicaid and
> the doctor had to get it preauthorized. I went to my neurologist a couple of
> weeks ago and he changed the regular Keppra to Keppra XR. I take the same mg
> dose that I did when I was on just the regular Keppra. It seems to wrok
> better so far. My neurologist didn't seem to happy when I told him about the
> generic. I hope your daughter doesn't have any problems with the generic,
> but if she does, you might need to talk to your doctor and see if there
> isn't something he can do. Take care.
>
> Tammy
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Kirsten <kirsty815@...> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> > I just picked up my daughters script and they've changed her to the generic
> > form of Keppra. Has anyone else switched and did you notice any difference?
> > Was there a way to get your insurance to pay for the brand name?
> >
> > THanks
> > Kirst
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>

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