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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 312464" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Star - Topomax was the first medication she tried for the seizures. It gave her horrible headaches and made her break out in a nasty rash.</p><p></p><p>Topomax and Keppra are NOT proven to be effective on Absence seizures. There is one study about one or the other of them but it was not conclusive. This is NOT my research, it is what the new neuro said. He does seem to know his research though. (He knew which one the study had been done on, I am the one who forgot.)</p><p></p><p>It was SO HARD to get her to the right dose of Keppra that I would really like to try a different medication. We spent a YEAR getting her up to a therapeutic level. The old neuro made me think there were not any other options for this type of seizure. His nurse flat out told me that if Keppra didn't work then nothing would work so we had to stick with it no matter what.</p><p></p><p>I really think that the pharmacy reps have their hooks in the old neuro or at least his staff. There were always 3 or 4 of them in the office at every visit and usually one was setting up lunch or trying to take lunch orders. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I am in a holding pattern with the docs until Monday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 312464, member: 1233"] Star - Topomax was the first medication she tried for the seizures. It gave her horrible headaches and made her break out in a nasty rash. Topomax and Keppra are NOT proven to be effective on Absence seizures. There is one study about one or the other of them but it was not conclusive. This is NOT my research, it is what the new neuro said. He does seem to know his research though. (He knew which one the study had been done on, I am the one who forgot.) It was SO HARD to get her to the right dose of Keppra that I would really like to try a different medication. We spent a YEAR getting her up to a therapeutic level. The old neuro made me think there were not any other options for this type of seizure. His nurse flat out told me that if Keppra didn't work then nothing would work so we had to stick with it no matter what. I really think that the pharmacy reps have their hooks in the old neuro or at least his staff. There were always 3 or 4 of them in the office at every visit and usually one was setting up lunch or trying to take lunch orders. Anyway, I am in a holding pattern with the docs until Monday. [/QUOTE]
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