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Avatar f tn Hello everyone, I am 20 and was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 18 and was put on Depakote then taken off due to weight gain and put on Topamax, which is what I'm currently taking. Just recently I had a new diagnosis of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and was put on Folic Acid and Keppra. So now I'm taking three medications.
Avatar f tn This last seizure was only 6 months apart from the seizure in August that I mentioned. She is now taking her first medications for the seizure disorder and is extremely tired. She's on 250 mg once at night. Next week we will add 125 mg to her mornings. Then we will increase that to 250 in the morning and I'm not so sure I want to increase her more than absolutely necessary because of her low tolerance to all medicines. Could 500 mg daily maybe be effective?
Avatar n tn I had a seizure in my sleep Thursday night. I was perscribed 500mg Keppra twice daily. I took my first pill at 1:30 and felt high all night. I finally went to bed at 8pm without taking another and slept until 9:30am!!! I have a 2 year old. I have no idea how long she was awake and waiting for me. I am afraid to take another dose. I can't sleep like that. Is this a side effect of the medicine? Or still fatigue from actually having a seizure?
Avatar f tn Diagnostic tests such as EEG may be normal especially if it was done after the seizure episode. It is important that you take your medications regularly and as prescribed. Missing a dose may lead to breakthrough seizures and increases the chance of getting an attack. Having an an attack does not necessarily mean you also have a brain tumor.Imaging studies such as Ct scan will help rule this out. Take care and best regards.
2030686 tn?1351688548 I remember the gastro saying I needed to be seizure free for so long b4 I can tx. Does anybody know why this is? Will the medications lower my seizure threshold even more? My reg dr put in a call to the neuro after I had a few seizures this weekend and she put me on Keppra.
Avatar m tn The vet did blood work and diagnosed him with idiopathic epilepsy. She put him on 500 mg of keppra ER twice a day. He had a seizure every two weeks for the next month. When we went back to the vet she put him on 64.8 mg twice a day phenobarbital as well as adding another 500 mg keppra to what he was taking. He has been very drowsy and started stumbling and falling into walls. He is also dragging his back feet like he's not picking up his feet. I'm very worried about my baby.
6810737 tn?1385004768 There are a number of anti-seizure medications that she can and SHOULD be on with seizures occurring 2 days apart! Leveteracitam (keppra) is a GREAT drug that has to be given three times daily, but is not metabolized by the liver in the instance your vet is worried about your dog's liver function (just speculating as to why the dog is not on meds). Were you offered anti-seizure meds? I just wonder why she is only being treated with fluids...
398501 tn?1334702273 Hi- My husband takes Keppra 2 x 1000mg daily. He had a TC seizure at least once a week. Since Keppra he has been seizure free(16 Months now) In relation to his side effects tiredness seems to be the main one, he also gets mild anxiety which only started since he started taking Keppra. Compared to other medications the side effects are not bad. The most common side effects generally are: Sleepiness. Dizziness and unsteadiness. Weakness. Mild agitation, anxiety, or depression.
479255 tn?1208116148 My 12-year old son's first seizure occurred in August 2012. He went on Keppra after his second seizure in October 2012. He started at 1000mg/ day. After his third seizure in November 2012 he moved up to 1500mg/day. After his fourth seizure in January 2013 he moved up to 2250 mg/day. After his fifth seizure in March 2013, which happened a week ago, he moved up to 2750mg/day. Keppra causes him to experience mood swings. Sometimes he is giddy, sometimes almost inconsolably sad.
Avatar f tn I wish your daughter well, I too am on Keppra 375mg twice daily and have started lamictal 50mg per day. I am also very irritable and tired. My doc wants to wean me off Keppra and slowly increase my lamictal. Luckily I have not had a reaction this far with it but its only been two weeks. He wants to switch due to the irritability from Keppra. I was taking Wellbutrin for depression but am not any longer, did feel I need it haha.
Avatar f tn I had epilepsy when I was younger and yet all my EEGs were normal, they had no other way to explain what was happening though and whatever it was responded to seizure medications so they decided it was that. All an EEG does is measure your brain waves while you're hooked up to the machine, seizures show up as spikes or "epilepsy waves" on the machine which confirms a diagnosis of epilepsy.
Avatar n tn Dilantin,carbamezapine,valproate can be used in temporal lobe seizures.Topamax,keppra,lamotrigine can be used as add on drugs with medications mentioned above.Dilantin doesn’t cause depression but can cause decrease in renal function,headache,dizziness,confusion,double vision etc.It is best to discuss your concerns with your doctor before initiation of an alternative antiepileptic drug. Do keep us posted. Regards!
Avatar n tn Then took her Keppra down to 1/day for 2 weeks. Then she went one day with no Keppra and the next day she had a seizure. This seizure was longer, but her disorientation was shorter. Vet then said to go back to giving her Keppra for 30 days and we will re-evaluate. So for the next 30 days she was taking Keppra 1/day and Di Tan Tang 2/day. After the 30 days, I stopped the Keppra and just continued the Di Tan Tang 2/day. This lasted for 114 days.
Avatar f tn i had a clonic-tonic seizure about 3 weeks ago. i was put on keppra and now am having a lot of confusion and am very tired and extremely moody. is this related to the seizure and or the medication?
Avatar f tn we discontinued tegretol because of these unbearable side effects, we tried many more meds until we found keppra, which has been a blessing! Seizure control and no adverse side effects! My point is birdy, there are many other meds out there, if you aren't happy with the way you are feeling on your current meds talk to your dr about trying something different, and if your dr doesn't want to help you-find one that will.
Avatar m tn I was put on keppra for the next year but I read on another ptsd related seizure post that for non epileptic seizures such as mine, anti seizure meds are pointless. I have come to find out that two of my old pals who had similar drinking habits have had problems with seizures since exiting the military.
1596950 tn?1297352500 We are having a hard time deciding if when she makes a mistake on a test whether it is a honest 10 year old mistake or if it is caused by the keppra. She had a prolonged partial seizure when she was 6 but has been seizure free since being on the keppra. Good Luck and may the Lord watch over you and your family.
452529 tn?1361847855 I am also scared to death about going off the medications that made helped me be seizure free for so many years.
1406332 tn?1315962760 I looked at your other posts and saw that you are taking Keppra. Who prescribed this and why? This medication is typically used to treat seizure disorders, but does have off label uses such as neuropathic pain. Abrupt discontinuance of the drug may cause seizures. You said that you are not taking any anti-seizure medications right now, so I take that to mean you are not taking the Keppra right now? I always like to say don't assume...
Avatar m tn hi, i have epilepsy and am currently on Keppra. im wondering if taking l-lysine 500mg tablets would have any effect on me at all. im just trying to be careful. i doubt its that big of a deal.
Avatar m tn As my DD is in Keppra, and has previously been on other seizure meds, the Keppra, by far has had the least amount of side-effects. You could ask if some of her mood changes, memory loss, etc. are from the stroke vs. the Keppra. Please do not wean her off the medication without a Dr's directive... that could cause withdrawal seizures. My thoughts are with you that your mother gets well soon.
Avatar n tn hi i really dnt have a answer to that?
Avatar n tn With the doctors direction we started her on Keppra. She is ten now and has been completely seizure free. She has mesial temporal sclerosis/temporal lobe epilepsy. It is hard to figure the behavioral thing giving she was only six when she started. Good Luck and may the Lord watch over you and your family.
593589 tn?1219100761 I have been on anti seizure medications since 2006 that have for the most part controlled my complex partial seizures... however they have been trigered by hormons and lack of sleep. So I do believe that there are outside forces that do cause breakthrough siezures.. I do try to get enough rest and I exersize regularly also.