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Anyone taking Keppra for seizures?
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I have both tonic clonic and absence/partial seizures. I tried Keppra but it didn’t work for me. I still had both kinds. I wasn’t on it very long, a month or two, but it had no affect on me at all so I was put on Vimpat, generic is Lacosamide, and it worked from day one. I still had to stay on Gabapentin too. I’m still on the same prescriptions ten years later and they work mostly. I still have nighttime sleep seizures periodically.
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@sungaltoo
What dose of Gabapentin do you take?
How often are you having nocturnal seizures?
Take care,
Jake
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@sungaltoo Hi!
I'm so glad to hear that Vimpat combined with Gabapentin is working better for you. I've actually tried that same combination before, but it didn't work for me. It's fascinating how different each person's response can be – what's effective for some may not work at all for others.
I'm currently researching the various therapeutic classes of AEDs to better understand whether all the medications that failed for me might have belonged to the same class. I've come across one category called "non-aromatic antiepileptic drugs," but I'd love to learn more about the complete classification system.
Does anyone in the group have more information about the different therapeutic classes of AEDs that you could share? I'd really appreciate any insights or resources you might have.
Thanks so much!
Chris