keppra and memory loss

have daily short/long term memory loss for past 8 months that aware of... with this memory loss go away....?

side effects of Keppra seem to contradict what our goals for mom are....memory loss, mood changes, mental changes and vision changes among others. Is Keppra safe to use for this (it is not being used with any other seizure medication....just by itself)? We want to wean her off, but the doctor is wanting to keep her on it.

He had problems with aggression and severe memory loss. He has not taken Keppra for several years, but has not regained his memory.

Hi, I'm 15 and I was diagnosed with nocturnal partial frontal lobe epilepsy about three months ago. I've noticed my memory has been really bad since about 1 month ago, which has not only affected my school work but also general conversation as I find within a sentence i'l forget a word and spend ages trying to remember it, then failing and attempting to describe the word. It's been so frustrating that i'l hit my head and almost burst into tears.

s getting worse and not better, and the walk in doctor said it was not a side effect of the keppra medication. Could that spell of seizures have caused damage in my brain, and if so will it get better? Or do you think it is something else? My family doctor just said to see my neurologist and keep eating on a balanced diet, but my next appointment with my neurologist is January 2014, and I don't know what else to do at this point. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I think I can live with the side effects, as the epilim has left me with short memory loss and am always tired, but I'm really nervous switching meds as have had good seizure control (one in every 6 years for the last twenty). Any info. would be great thanks!

My family physician sent me immediately to a neurologist and I am taking 500 mg of Keppra twice per day. This controls my seizures and I am very fortunate to only have mild episodes of disorientation once in a while. I have always had a great memory. Recently, I was thinking about my children and could not remember what grades they are in. At the time I just shrugged it off. My son's birthday is tomorrow and I simply can't remember what year he was born in.

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?

My daughter is now experiencing several side effects to keppra. She is extremely drowsy, very short tempered, depressed, and is reporting to me that her memory is 'foggy'. She's on a very low dose of keppra, only 250 mg at night and 125 mg in the morning. She's been on it a total of 3 weeks now. I've been with her and she seems to be very melancholy and also short fused over the many situations. She weighs 100 pounds and is 20 years old.

I am on keppra and lamotrigine (sp?) Lamotrigine seems to help with the anger issues keppra was causing.

Hi Gerard11, I did experience those side effects but I also got hearing loss in one ear too. Minor loss though. I was very lethargic and got a bit withdrawn aswell but just had to force myself to get back out there. I think it depends on your body with how it reacts with you. If you don't feel right with it, then let your doctor or neurologist know.

My 15 yr old son had a closed head injury and developed epilepsy. We have been thru several meds; tegretol, depakote,carbitrol, and topamax, and finally keppra. He too has nocturnal seizures arising from his frontal lobe. These meds come with terrible side effects, good luck finding the right one for your son. I know that on topamax my son had issues with memory and concentration, he couldn't even spell "if" when he was 12 ! I knew that something was wrong!

He may have transient loss of speech and memory. Many antiepileptic drugs like Keppra also cause extreme thirst in individuals taking this drug. If you are experiencing any new symptoms or a change in symptoms before or after the seizure it is best to consult your neurologist about it .That might help. Do keep us posted. Best wishes!

t like that a 3rd medication was added before his previous two were maxed out--he was already on Keppra (max dosage) and Depakote (sprinkles--very low dose), so she titrated him up on the Depakote so we could get rid of the Lamotrigine. Well, that worked. He's now on Keppra and Depakote only, we dropped the Lamotrigine a few months ago. His Depakote dose is currently 1000mg in the AM and 1500mg PM.

I had all the classic side effects which included memory loss, staggering, slurred speech, and so on. They were rough but not horrible. I actually had some fun with them at times (I do have an odd sense of humor though) Everyone is different so it may help. It only seemed to make my symptoms more pronounced. Good luck.

Right now I am actually on Keppra and Topamax and they have both kept me seizure free for over 3+ years and I have no side effects. My memory isn't that great but I'm not sure I can blame the drugs. The two of those as a combo, for me, are wonderful!

I read something on rxlist about moodswings and irritibility related to Keppra. It's believed that Keppra makes your brain "dump" Vitamin B6 at times which lowers dopamine or seratonin levels and makes you feel horrible. Does your daughter take vitamins? I'd try some Vitamin B6 if her multivitamin doesn't contain it. I started taking Trader Joe's High Potency vitamins and feel much, much better since starting. Good luck.

thank you, yes when they did the bone density test after they found the torn tendon, they put me on vita D supplements.. I am low on Vita D.. because of Keppra and also because I don't eat dairy..

its been 8 months since my mothers TBI- she had a seizure yesterday-she has been off keppra for 1 1/2 months-the side effects of keppra are aweful-they ask her questions and wonder why she is out of it and doesn't know her last name-(after they gave her keppra in the hospital) what can she take that is less evasive to her health and recovery??

t had seizures for many months but I still have memory loss of past events. I am 68 and am enjoying life again and very active. Wishing the best for your mom.

I know you are likely well past this acute stage and hopefully your husbands memory and delerium have improved by now, but I am commenting in case someone else reads this post looking for answers. In my experience, in the early days in the hospital after my husbands stroke on the right temporal lobe, he had very vivid hallucinations which we thought were normal part of recovery.

Also, what is Valproate? Is it for seizures? I have read that Keppra interferes with memory and learning new material. Have you any opinion on this? 3. Also, she developed ringworm rash while on Lamictal. Do you think it's related? She is now beginning Keppra. Thanks!

seizures still are not controlled and she goes through cyles of increased seizures and memory loss and headaches and seizures seem to be getting more frequent and the keppra is terrible...and now they want to try lamitra or zonegran...every mediceine is so disruptive to her and do not control the seizures..and each change of pattern of her seizures gets more violent and i just don't know anymore ...

I am unsure of this diagnosis being as how all this began a week after the meningitis almost killed me and deteriorated my brain to the capacity of severe memory loss and has caused me disability issues in my spine. EEG reports read a reaction to certain hertz of sound waves. Stress i believe is a factor but soley bipolar disorder? Thoughts on this issue please...

t like that a 3rd medication was added before his previous two were maxed out--he was already on Keppra (max dosage) and Depakote (sprinkles--very low dose), so she titrated him up on the Depakote so we could get rid of the Lamotrigine. Well, that worked. He's now on Keppra and Depakote only, we dropped the Lamotrigine a few months ago. His Depakote dose is currently 1000mg in the AM and 1500mg PM.

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