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Opioids Oxycodone not kicking in because of Levetiracetam(Keppra)?

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Hello Bluelight, first time poster, long time lurker. I have used the search engine and I came up with nothing talking about this. This is quite a simple question, but, does anyone have any experience with this problem? I take Oxycodone/APAP for moderate chronic headaches and I've ran into a problem. The problem being Levetiracetam(Keppra) seems to be blocking my Oxycodone/APAP(Percocet) from fully working and getting rid of my headaches. It seems that if I take my Oxycodone within the same 12 hours as my Levetiracetam, it seems not to kick in within the first 30 minutes like it usually does and slowly(And I mean SLOWLY) starts to kick in but doesn't reach it's full potential, leaving me in pain and having to wait to redose later in the day. If anyone has had a similar problem with a different medication and Oxycodone/APAP, please do feel free to share it to help me get passed this problem. Hopefully I did not break any rules or do something I shouldn't have. I don't not care for the self-incriminating, as I take these things for a legitimate purpose and I don't abuse them. Thanks.
 
The acetaminophen can interact with that drug. I'm not a doctor but I'm surprised they were prescribed together. Not that it couldn't be the opiates too. Does your insurance cover Vicoprofen (opiates/IBP Ibuprofen)? Or an opiate without APAP? I would communicate with your doc about switching to a non APAP buffer. :)
 
Smoky said:
The acetaminophen can interact with that drug. I'm not a doctor but I'm surprised they were prescribed together. Not that it couldn't be the opiates too. Does your insurance cover Vicoprofen (opiates/IBP Ibuprofen)? Or an opiate without APAP? I would communicate with your doc about switching to a non APAP buffer. :)
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My insurance covers any medication with a 5$ USD Co-pay for the prescription. If it's an extremely expensive medication, my Doctor has to give a reason to why it is I need it. I'm currently on 10/325 Oxycodone/APAP twice a day for headache. I'm just thinking of taking my Levetiracetam after I take my pain medication to see if that works. If it does, then that's all I have to do. Thank you for the input!
 
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