Brivaracetam User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Mary
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 6, 2021

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Epilepsy "Briviact is my 13th med. Keppra caused more side effects. Briviact is finally working. I'm going past 25 weeks without a T/C. I had laser ablation on my front temporal lobe & it didn't work. I do feel more lethargic & I'm hoping my skin problems aren't coming back but I'm taking 100mg 2x's a day so maybe I can take less but I'm scared to change anything. I do believe in gut health. I've had mono at age 1 & my naturopathic was the only one to test my thyroid, hormones, cortisol levels correctly. She told me that I have active EBV (epstein barr virus) & it's cousin virus called HHV-6 which actually causes seizures because it attacks the nervous system so with her treatment, I've been able to calm down the virus & I've been able to get off both of my high blood pressure meds. I almost had to get on a 3rd HBP when I was on (brand name) Keppra XR at 1500mg a day. I had low sodium levels as well. I need more time to know how this will affect my health over time & I could follow a keto but no"

• Joann
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 12, 2020

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Epilepsy "I took Keppra. That along with other meds controlled 10 seizures a day for 2 years. Now I'm on 4 seizure meds and facing brain surgery if the seizures don't stop. I just started taking Briviact and am hopeful to be seizure free for years again. So far so good but there have already been mood swings. It has only been almost a week."

• Yogesh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2022

For Epilepsy "Such an amazing tablet. I have been facing epilepsy problem for last 12 years. It happened once a night in every month. I was taken lots of treatment and brain scan surgery, but there was no effect. I even took allopathic treatment also but after that continues faced this problem. Now I am starting this one tablet everyday at after dinner. And I see this problem is totally stopped and I sleep properly. I have no side effect. Really thanks to founder."

• Zombi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 11, 2020

For Seizures "I had a GrandMal seizure March 2020, that completely came out of nowhere. Was originally put on Levetiracetam 2x daily in the 750 mg tablets. Had to be taken off of it due to intense mood swings and intense anxiety. Also didn't help that I was still getting migraines. So I got put on Briviact 50mg 2x daily. I was told that I wouldn't have to worry about it causing anymore mood swings. And here I am 2 & 1/2 months in, and things just feel wrong. I have horrible brain fog, anxiety that's through the roof and irregular bowel movements. I'm having issues with memory, as we as issues with my balance. I usually get help to stand up and end up collapsing back on the ground. Not sure if this is normal, and I've tried communicating with my neurologist but to no avail. I'm sure it works for someone, but unfortunately for me it just incapacitated me further."

• Win
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• July 24, 2021

For Epilepsy "Was afraid it wouldn't work, but it worked really well for a while. Just developing resistance to it now. It is similar to Keppra and that med was horrible for me. Briviact has caused none of the issues Keppra did and helped control the seizures more."

• Resid...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 28, 2021

For Seizures "Unknown for seizures. I would recommend it for cognitive disorder. In short, I'd say it gave me ADD, only a problem on higher doses. My overall cognitive function is back to and above normal before TBI and seizures, even while having unwanted stupor-like side-effects from other epilepsy meds. (google = tested for alzheimer's) upon first starting 50mg my senses, spacial awareness, and long-term memory recall improved. (Taste differences in all food, never noticed before. Sight improved peripheral vision greater distance. Hearing higher pitch sounds more also further objects) @ 100mg side-effects became a problem (increased awareness of all body aches, some heart/lung pain. Hearing was too much, needed a radio just to sleep. Without a steady/random sound, noises as far as 0.25 miles kept me awake) (became more agitated, due to lack of better sleep. Body aches also added to agitation, nothing major but constant awareness of body is a problem. No off switch for level of consciousness)"

• Dan
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2021

For Seizures "Keppra was working well for me. I would get it at the CVS down the street. I put in a refill request and did it through the mail order Caremark. The version of Keppra I received made me feel slow and made my memory even worse than usual. I told my Neurologist about this and asked for a new prescription so I could get it filled at the regular CVS. He preferred to do a prescription for Briviact. In hindsight I can practically guarantee it was since Briviact it so very expensive it means he gets a much larger kickback for prescribing it. Briviact has made me feel even slower than the mail order Keppra and is also giving me a ‘brain fog’. Supposedly it’s a better version of Keppra, but I severely doubt that’s true. And it also makes me very tired in addition to feeling extra stupid."

• Anony...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 24, 2019

For Epilepsy "I started taking Briviact in 2017. I was so fatigued it took 3 hours before I could get out of bed after a dose.I had memory loss, dizziness, dark thoughts & depression. It was hard work but side effects calmed after a long 6 months. I was over the moon I was seizure free for 2.5 years, then unfortunately I had one this May & Another in August. This is almost the same frequency as without meds for me. So at the moment coming off it is being discussed. It doesn't matter how many seizures you have, they still rule your life! I am pushing for a VNS, tho I feel how many I have, & NHS funding is being held against me."

• Happy...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 9, 2024

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Epilepsy "I am a caregiver to my husband who has tried Keppra (didn't work) and had a lot of seizures. He has Partial Complex Temporal Lobe epilepsy for 9 years; he was an ex-boxer. Then he was on Oxtellar ER – wow, that one put him in the hospital with grand mals due to depleted sodium levels. Two years ago, he was put on Briviact 100mg x 2 daily, which works great, and Vimpat 200mg x 2 daily. He is on Medicare extra help to pay for them as they are quite expensive. Now he finally has them under control. The addition of Briviact did the trick. Yes, he is depressed, angry, has insomnia, and is scared of his own shadow with anxiety, but no seizures and I do not have to worry about him falling!"

• Poppi
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 27, 2022

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Epilepsy "I was diagnosed later in life at the age of 57 I had my second seizure and was placed on Levetiraceram, but after 4 years I started to get focal seizures on a weekly basis but didn’t lose consciousness just lost my vision or hallucinated. Being moved on to Briviact stop the FS but fatigue has been a problem now for over 7 months, but that’s better than getting the FS’s. The only other problem in weight gain I put on about 10-12lbs and have to watch what I eat now, so much for being skinny and fit and loved playing ice hockey. Not anymore."

• Andy
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 20, 2024

For Epilepsy "I started having seizures in my sleep in my late teens/early twenties. I was finally treated with various seizure meds. Had a seizure in the bathroom at work at 56 years old, my first seizure while awake. Coworkers found me and I was hospitalized briefly. I was then put on Keppra (Levetiracetam) and managed for a while until I had a status seizure requiring ICU and a hospital stay. Increased Keppra from 500mg to 750mg. Broke out in a rash of small, flat blisters in my mouth, I was informed that I was good to notice that because it is a deadly allergic reaction to Keppra. Neurologist then switched me to Briviact 100mg twice daily and 0.5mg clonazepam at night. I have been seizure-free for 2 years. My only complaint is that it's so expensive...but it works...sighs."

• Mike
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 18, 2023

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Seizures "Tried seven other drugs before a neurologist prescribed Briviact. The only drug that has controlled seizures with very little adverse side effects. 20 months seizure free taking 50 mg twice daily."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 14, 2023

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Seizures "I have been on Briviact for several years. I take 25mg twice a day. So far so good."

• BWFCOK
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 16, 2017

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Seizures "Chest pain ,Trembling inside Body ,Dizziness,"

• Leigh
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 27, 2018

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Seizures "I’m on 100 mg 2x’s a day, as well as Topamax 200 3x’s a day. It has worked really well for my seizures, and it also has helped lessen the severity of my migraines. So, I am really happy "

• Sheila
• September 2, 2019

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Epilepsy "Great for my seizures. The packaging is horrible. It has triple times over the top child safety cap. Can’t open it always have to have my neighbor open the six bottles. Impossible."

• Kingkol
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 20, 2023

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Epilepsy "There are very few side effects and I generally tend to get the most common. The reason I don’t rate this highter is I don’t have full seizure control."

• Confu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2020

Briviact (brivaracetam) for Epilepsy "I just switch back to Briviact and I keep having burning as well as vein pain in my eyes !"

• Claire
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 20, 2022

For Epilepsy "I have been on brivaracetam for a year and I feel awful jerking, dizziness and aching all the time"