I have myoclonic jerks because of my MS, and my doctor prescribed Keppra, which helps quite a bit.
From a neurological standpoint, I always do better if I've eaten something. It's as if my brain needs fuel to operate, and if I don't fuel it up, then I start to run down.
However, i wouldn't blame things on low blood sugar.
Please ask the doctor about this question - we're not medical people around here, just folks with MS or looking for answers. That said, my very first instinct is this doesn't sound like MS to me. Good luck in getting the answers - it is horrible to hang out there and not have answers.
I have had intermittent neurological symptoms and what appeared to be exacerbations but they have never found any new or enhanced lesions. My neuro and I have when back and forth on the possibility of a misdiagnosis of MS and going off my Copaxone. In August I had several “seizures” that were a couple of minutes apart that only lasted 10-30 seconds when I was coming out of anesthesia. The EEG done the next day indicated seizure activity primarily in the left frontal/temporal area.
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 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.
Went to neuro and he did a brain mri with and without contrast to look for MS. Dr. Said no signs of MS on brain. They did find a 3 mm cyst between my pituitary glands. And basically dismissed me and said it probably was a migraine. And put me on Keppra. I have this weird pressure like electric feeling in my spine when looking down. I get soon stiff that I need help moving sometimes. My body hurts. I get goosebumps in patches on my arms and legs.
They are like a partial complex seizure. I saw a neurologist and was started on Keppra. I was up to 2,500mg a day and they were not stopping. I began to track them carefully and I believe I saw a pattern of only during the 2nd half of my monthly cycle, days 15 - 28 (and usually between 18 and 21) My neurologist decided to put me in the hospital to do a video EEG monitoring and I told him the dates it needed to be. We hit it right and it was determined that my seizures are NES.
(Do doctors not talk at all??) Now I am being treated on straight Keppra and am feeling the same things,tingling and numbness plus severe tiredness and weakness. All of my levels are normal though. Also feeling severe emotions,maybe it's just depression from the lack of being able to function? Have any of you noticed that most of the epilepsy medications are for mental disorders?
i suffer from uncontrolled epilepsy i take keppra & toppramax, iv had slight symnptons of ms for many years but never disscussed them for the last 3months things have got worse with numbing,tingling my balance blured vision.
Anyone else on Keppra to prevent myoclonic jerks (JME diagnosed)? I am, and have been on Keppra for almost 5 years. Started at age 23 and I am now 28. At the beginning they made me very sluggish, but after about 2 months I felt wonderful (since it was the first time in my life I wasn't having seizures!!
After a very frightening last 2 weeks of my boyfriend on Keppra my doctor did say to ween him off which I've done. Today is the first day off it and he still seems to have the dillusional aggressive side effects that I am hopeful after reading your post.....I pray to god that the old person before this drug comes back. How was those last few weeks for your son?
i stayed in hospital for 13 days, after going home i again had big fits and was take to hospital several times, they gave me an anti fit pill called Keppra. and like your son I tool had numbness in my body, especially on my left side. and my left eye was irritating, i was taken to hospital several times due to my symptons too.
After surgery, she had a short episode of slurred speech so her neurosurgeon prescribed Keppra. It has been one month and now she is showing signs of bradycardia and sick sinus syndrome. Her cardiologist is considering a pace maker. The only other medications that she takes are estrogen (post hysterectomy) and synthroid (treating hypothryroidism). Could the Keppra be causing the new cardiac problems? Would a trial period of stopping the Keppra help?
continued to increase med dose, now on 3000mg of Keppra a day. Lots of side affects, but they are lessening and medication is slowing seizure activity way down. EEG showed a few "abnormalities". Seeing Neurosurgeon in 1 month. All very new & scary!
Sound similar to anyone? Any advice on what to expect from neurosurgeon and moving forward?
Was on lamicatal er when shaking started on right side of body but had a allergic reaction to it..
I to have been taking Keppra and told can't drive for six months, yesterday my Oncologist informed me that only a Neurologist can authorize driving and I will need to probably get off keppra to get permission to drive. Was also informed that you can not just stop this drug.
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