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26 patient evaluations for Levetiracetam with a side effects rating of Moderate

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Jan 3, 2012 (Started May 28, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (weight gain, rage, hair loss, awkward taste in food, sleepiness, loopy feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2500 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

Aug 16, 2011 (Started May 28, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (weight gain, rage, hair loss, awkward taste in food, sleepiness, loopy feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2500 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

Jul 26, 2011 (Started May 28, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (weight gain, rage, hair loss, awkward taste in food, sleepiness, loopy feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 2500 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 2 helpful marks

Aug 3, 2011 (Started Sep 15, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (balance problems, brain fog, abdominal pain, irritability, drowsiness, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: irritability, balance problems, drowsiness, brain fog, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes, abdominal pain

Jul 1, 2011 (Started Sep 15, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Severe (balance problems, brain fog, abdominal pain, irritability, drowsiness, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 500 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: irritability, balance problems, drowsiness, brain fog, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes, abdominal pain

Mar 10, 2011 (Started Sep 15, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (balance problems, brain fog, abdominal pain, irritability, drowsiness, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: irritability, balance problems, drowsiness, brain fog, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes, abdominal pain

Dec 2, 2010 (Started Sep 15, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (balance problems, brain fog, abdominal pain, irritability, drowsiness, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: irritability, balance problems, drowsiness, brain fog, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes, abdominal pain

Aug 9, 2010 (Started Sep 15, 2005)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (balance problems, brain fog, abdominal pain, irritability, drowsiness, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly
Side effects: irritability, balance problems, drowsiness, brain fog, morning sleepiness, fluid retention weight gain, lesion like rashes, abdominal pain
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 10, 2011 (Started Mar 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (depressed mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
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Cost: $25-49 monthly
Side effects: depressed mood
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 2, 2011 (Started Apr 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (anxious mood, brain fog, tiredness, difficulty eating, excessive sleeping (hypersomnia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: excessive sleeping (hypersomnia), tiredness, anxious mood, brain fog, difficulty eating

May 23, 2011 (Started Apr 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (anxious mood, brain fog, difficulty eating, excessive sleeping (hypersomnia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 1000 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: excessive sleeping (hypersomnia), tiredness, anxious mood, brain fog, difficulty eating
  • 0 helpful marks

May 15, 2011 (Started Jan 10, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), tremor in hands, pain in fingers, nightmares, bad dreams)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nightmares, pain in fingers, tremor in hands, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), bad dreams

May 1, 2011 (Started Jan 10, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), tremor in hands, pain in fingers, nightmares, bad dreams)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nightmares, pain in fingers, tremor in hands, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), bad dreams

Mar 1, 2011 (Started Jan 10, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), tremor in hands, pain in fingers, nightmares, bad dreams)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nightmares, pain in fingers, tremor in hands, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), bad dreams

Feb 2, 2011 (Started Jan 10, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (nightmares)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1500 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nightmares, pain in fingers, tremor in hands, excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence), bad dreams
  • 1 helpful mark

Feb 8, 2011 (Started Mar 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (weight gain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 4500 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: weight gain
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 27, 2010 (Started Nov 24, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1500 mg Daily
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Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 13, 2010 (Started Nov 11, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (drowsiness, unsure about effectiveness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3500 mg Daily
Side effects: drowsiness, unsure about effectiveness

Aug 10, 2010 (Started Nov 11, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for seizures (complex partial))
  • Side effects
    Mild (unsure about effectiveness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Side effects: drowsiness, unsure about effectiveness
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 7, 2010 (Started Aug 01, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Side effects: excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 2, 2010 (Started Mar 04, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1500 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea
  • 0 helpful marks
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