Annette,
I haven't been to talk to my neurologist in a while, but I told my family doctor about the switch the pharmacy made with the Keppra to the generic and how I was having more seizures and felt like I was going to have them all the time, and he got the medicine preauthorized for me. I didn't have any trouble having it done.It takes a doctor to have it done though. The pharmacy told me medicaid wouldn't pay for it a few months ago and after taking it and telling my doctor I got it changed back. People can say what they want to about the generics being the same, but I just don't think so. I had the same trouble when I was on Depakote too.I didn't have to have bloodwork done either. I did have to call the pharmacy a couple of days before I went to pick it up so it could be preauthorized again. Maybe you need to talk to another doctor or something. If you start having more seizures than you did before I would. Take care
Tammy
---- Annette Holm <annetteholm69@
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> Hi The pharmacy told me I had to switch to generic Keppra the dr. took my blood levals to see if there was a change since I started the Keppra I have had seizures so I called the dr, and the Pharmacy still denied my order of the real Keppra so it looks like I will be on Generic Keppra I was just wondering if any of you had the same problems cuz my state won't give me the real Keppra. some of my friends say oh, it's the same it's just that it's generic . I told them that it is different with seizure drugs but they disagree
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> --- On Mon, 2/23/09, Uniquepnk@tds.
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> From: Uniquepnk@tds.
> Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Re: switching from brand to generic
> To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
> Cc: "terry martin" <trm0818@yahoo.
> Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 9:54 AM
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> Terry,
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> I can't believe they did.The pharmacy switched the Keppra to the generic a few months ago and I tried to take it for awhile, but I always flet the auras and so I had to talk to my family doctor and he had to get the brand name Keppra back for me. I had to call the pharmacy I go to the other day a couple of days before to get it preauthorized again.I am glad you didn't have no problems keeping it. I don't like the generics, but sometimes you have to take them when medicaid won't pay for them.Take care.
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> Tammy
> ---- terry martin <trm0818@yahoo. com> wrote:
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> > They tried to switch me to the generic form of Keppra also. I told the pharmacy that I didn't want it and they gave me the Keppra. I was surprised that it was that easy. It didn't even have to go through my doctor. Take care.
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