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7 patient evaluations for Levetiracetam with a burden rating of Somewhat hard to take

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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

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

Aug 5, 2010 (Started Feb 13, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 5, 2010 (Started Jul 06, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (intoxicated feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: intoxicated feeling
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 9, 2010 (Started Dec 09, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (depressed mood, memory and cognition problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: memory and cognition problems, depressed mood, depressed mood

Jun 8, 2010 (Started Dec 09, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Severe (memory and cognition problems)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 4000 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: memory and cognition problems, depressed mood, depressed mood
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 25, 2010 (Started Feb 25, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic))
  • Side effects
    Mild (dizziness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 1250 mg Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: dizziness
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 12, 2010 (Started Aug 06, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 3000 mg Daily
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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