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Reviewer: 65-74 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Like other meds I have taken it does make me fatigued and a Little forgetful but overall, my experience has been good--- i take it in conjunction with lamictal
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Reviewer: Dnvr1, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I'd been on so minimal an amount of Keppra for over a decade that my Dr insisted it wouldn't even register in my system (no more than 500mg/day) but was hit by a car in 2011 after which the simple & complex partials started back up w/a vengeance. I wanted off the Keppra despite my Dr's opinion as others, unaware of when I'd lowered & attempted to come off it, commented on h
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: Angel, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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The first week or two I was a little dizzy and my vision was slightly blurry. Now that I have been on Vimpat for awhile, the only side effect is slight drowsiness. It really does work for me in combination with another AED to control my seizures. The only thing I didn't like was that Vimpat is a class D for pregnancy and I had to stop taking it during that time. One more thing, Vimpat is very
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