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Piracetam

Tue, 03/10/2020 - 16:17
Does anyone have experience with using the drug piracetam as monotherapy or an adjuvant to their AED(s)? It is appealing, because of how long it has been used, its low risk of side effects, and verbal memory enhancement properties.

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Hi,Thank you for posting.

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2020-03-11 - 09:22
Hi,Thank you for posting. Treatment and how your body may react to certain medications, including supplements, varies for each individual. Prior to making any changes to your treatment plan, it's important that you’re discussing this further with your healthcare team, who can help determine what individual treatment plan is best and safest for you. It's also important that you review all medications or supplements you take with your doctor, to make sure they’re not interfering with each other. To learn about complementary health approaches to epilepsy, please visit: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/complementary-health-approacheshttps://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/other-treatment-approaches/herbal-therapy It may be helpful to keep a journal or a diary to help manage medications and side effects. My Seizure Diary: https://www.epilepsy.com/living-epilepsy/epilepsy-foundation-my-seizure-diary ,is a great tool for identifying & tracking seizures, setting reminders, managing recording medical history, moods, behaviors,triggers, and other therapies or personal experiences, that may affect seizures and wellness, which can be shared with your healthcare team. Additionally, you may always contact our 24/7 Helpline, where trained information specialists are available to answer your questions, offer help, hope, support, guidance, and access to national and local resources. 1-800-332-1000, or contactus@efa.org. epilepsy.com/helpline. Or contact your local Epilepsy Foundation: https://www.epilepsy.com/affiliates, to find support groups, events, and programs in your community.

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