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Has Anyone Been Diagnosed With Stomach Problems As A Side Effect Of Your Medication? Ii Take Keppra And Lamotrigine
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I have been taking keppra and lacosamide for over a year now and have had stomach problems for the last 6 months and have recently been diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease. I am seizure free but just wondered whether anyone else had experienced these type of problems?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

YES, because I am on TOPIRIMATE and OXCARBAZAPINE they had to put me on PROTONIX 40MG 2x a day and ZOFRAN for NAUSEA

Do You Like Taking Generic Medicine Over The Name Brand Original Med You Are Prescribed, Or Does It Matter?
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I'm on levetiracetam and depakote, I'm ok with those, but what are your thoughts?

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generic vs brand name medicines aren't the same. Generic medicines have less of the dosage of medicine(s) the brands have. Which is one of the reasons generics are so much cheaper( 30 day supply of Ke… read more

Why Is The Brand Name Keppra Work For Me But The Generic Doesn’t
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6 Tips on Taking Epilepsy Medications for Kids and Adults Read Article...
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@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member , I found out a short while back about generics being used for more than one brand type of medication.

I was on www.drugs.com researching an AED medication. It showed the… read more

I Do Not Think The Genetics Would Play A Very Large Part.
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I was born a month early and was small. They think lack of oxygen was a cause.

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Quiz: Can Epilepsy Be Inherited? Read Article...
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I do not know how far back Epilepsy can be genetically to have an effect. As I said, there are many different types of seizures, developed in many different ways. Some are Traumatic Brain Injury. They… read more

Name Brand To Generic
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Hey everyone. I recently decided to switch from name brand lamictal and keppra to generic. My doctor said it is cimpletely fine, but i just want to know if anyone has any first hand knowledge on this? Its just so much cheaper is why.

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Hi Huntercorbel - and friends! - I posted just this morning to Phillywoman - in answer to her request - a fairly long explanation that my epilepsy specialist gave to me yesterday about all the… read more

Genetic
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Ok so i have had seizurs since i was 18 months old i got them from a fever i have the grandmaw and the absons now my daddy before i was born had seizurs the grandmaw but he had a tumor and had it removed and never had another one i just just find it to much of a quinky dink of a father and daughter having seizurs and it not being genetic in some way.... Some advice please

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I've been told, epilepsy
has never been proven
"as hereditary,' yet it tends to "run in families." A Doctor told me this. I have seizures + i have 2 couisins on "mother's
side of the family," have… read more

JME Medicine
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Is there a difference between brand name medicine and generic medicine? Has anyone taken extended release medicine?

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Majority of the time, brand name meds work better than generics. A lot of times Insurances wont accept the brand name and the next alternative is the generic.

So Here A Question For Ya When I Was Younger Like 14-15 I Did Not Have Epilepsy It Only Started When I Was 16-17 Years Old
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So my question is I have a identical twin brother who had epilepsy when he was younger but it seems like he out grew it like a kid wearing a top but as he out grew it I ended up growing in to having epilepsy so does being identical twin brother have anything different to why he both had it but at different points of are life’s

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Hang in there and try and stay pos

Can You Believe The Difference Between Retail Version Of Vimpat And Generic Lacosamide? I Didn’t Except For The Amount Of Money
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I paid sometimes over $800 for Vimpat!

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Andrea
I hope that helps. Just ask if you have any questions
All of GOD's Best.
We celebrate Lent & Easter. If our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ came down here to save us from our sins. He told us … read more

Does Anyone Know What, If Any, Fillers Are Used In Generic Medicines?
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Since I've moved to Australia I've been taking generic keppra and lamictal. I took the same medicine in the USA, but I'm feeling some intense side effects from the generic medicine here. My friend that's a pharmacist said it could be from fillers that are used in the medicine. I'd pay for the name brand but it's very expensive. And then the stress from the financial strain can cause a seizure. Anyway, could there be something in the medicine that I'm not aware of?

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All of my meds are in generic my insurance will not paid for brand name