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Symptoms Of Brief Seizure. History Of Severe Epilepsy Stopped After Taking Levilpil. Any Side Effects?
i am taking levil 1000mg . i had severe epilepsy, after taking levilpil 500 mg i the morning the epilepsy has almost stopped , Now i am having symptoms of brief/absence seizure, I am not getting any epilepsy/fits as earlier. I did not get any fits for one year after taking levpil and zonisep . Doctor advised to take levipil 1000mg in morning and evening . whether it will have any side effect and whether brief seizure will be reduced
Tue, 5 Nov 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Levipil (levetiracetam) is a safe and effective anti-epileptic drug. The dose of 2000 mg per day (1000 mg two times a day) is the normal therapeutic dose and we do not expect any side effects with that.
Yes, with the current dose, we expect a reduction in the seizure frequency and the minor seizures would stop or reduce.
So, I suggest you to continue your anti-seizure medications regularly as advised by your neurologist.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Levipil (levetiracetam) is a safe and effective anti-epileptic drug. The dose of 2000 mg per day (1000 mg two times a day) is the normal therapeutic dose and we do not expect any side effects with that.
Yes, with the current dose, we expect a reduction in the seizure frequency and the minor seizures would stop or reduce.
So, I suggest you to continue your anti-seizure medications regularly as advised by your neurologist.
I hope it helps. Please get back if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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