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Reviewer: akalocsa, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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i have been on quite a few different medications to control my epilepsy and none of has given me complete satisfaction. i still have weird feelings, like going down the hill on a roller-coaster and losing my gravity. keppra makes me moody. i become aggrivated easily and it is hard to control my temper at times. i have recently started having memory loss for a few seconds after having my aura.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)
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This medicine has seemed to work, however I am very tired and dizzy since I started taking it.
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Reviewer: Thanking God, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I had 15 seizures in a row, the EMT's watched me have 6 at home and then the ER watched me have 9 more in the ER room, the doctor said I was stressed from my mothers cancer and being far away from her the doctor put me on 3 different meds before I switch doctors she was wonderful and put me on Keppra I have not had a sezuire in 3 years, I had to switch doctors because of my insurance and this doct
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Reviewer: Ben7688, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I don't feel like myself and my mom has noticed that I've become more irritable. Easily angred.
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Reviewer: colrful, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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After having the WORST side-effects you can imagine on Topamax I was put onto Keppra. I take 3000mg daily (+ 20mg frisium - not prescibed in USA, 200mg epilum, and 400mg lamictal daily). I have found I am now relying on Keppra such that if I miss or am late taking a dose, it is guaranteed that my epilepsy will play up; a prob I've never had b4. Although I still get moody and sometimes have thou
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