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keppra withdrawal
Sun, 04/30/2006 - 08:48Comments
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: keppra withdrawal
Submitted by Andrews mom on Thu, 2007-04-26 - 03:57
Re: keppra withdrawal
Submitted by kymmykins on Thu, 2008-06-12 - 10:07
My heart really goes out to you in all that you have been through with your son. And he thanks you. Trust me he does. More then words can say, or even describe because i am that child speaking 16 yrs later. And i look at everything my mom has done for me and just thinking about it is enough to make me want to cry. I have JME and have gone through the lamictal horribleness with the fever and the sweats and the midnight runs to the ER. Scared as hell. And i have also been on keppra, several doses of it. Both of those drugs did a number on me. I tried them seperately, i tried them together, and nothing seemed to work. I have now finally just come off lamictal, completely, then i did keppra completely. A 12 week transition i couldn't wait to finish because i didn't even recognize myself on either one of these drugs. Speaking from personal experience, drugs work for different people in different ways. Keppra worked great for me for about 2 months, then stopped. I am now on topamax and slowly increasing my dose. I have been off keppra completely for only 4 days so i am experiencing a few of the withdrawl symptoms. Much the same ones as being on them. The depression, anxiety, the moodiness. The stuff that drives me crazy because i am nromally such a happy go lucky person. All the same stuff i heard would happen with Topamax but i had to try it anyways. You can't always go by what others say, or by others stories because there are so many different factors to consider. I was worries with Topamax after all of the stories, and so far we have been friends. So case in point you never know until you try.
I wish you the best of luck with you son. Stay positive, you are such a supportive mom and he is so lucky to have you. Coming off the Keppra might be a bit rough at times but from experience i am sure you know that coming off is a gradual process, and even when we become a little monster-ish, just know it's a temporary thing, and it's not really us, it's the drug talking. He loves you though and everything has a way of working itself out in the end. You will find your solution. I wish you the best of luck.
your friend Kym
My heart really goes out to you in all that you have been through with your son. And he thanks you. Trust me he does. More then words can say, or even describe because i am that child speaking 16 yrs later. And i look at everything my mom has done for me and just thinking about it is enough to make me want to cry. I have JME and have gone through the lamictal horribleness with the fever and the sweats and the midnight runs to the ER. Scared as hell. And i have also been on keppra, several doses of it. Both of those drugs did a number on me. I tried them seperately, i tried them together, and nothing seemed to work. I have now finally just come off lamictal, completely, then i did keppra completely. A 12 week transition i couldn't wait to finish because i didn't even recognize myself on either one of these drugs. Speaking from personal experience, drugs work for different people in different ways. Keppra worked great for me for about 2 months, then stopped. I am now on topamax and slowly increasing my dose. I have been off keppra completely for only 4 days so i am experiencing a few of the withdrawl symptoms. Much the same ones as being on them. The depression, anxiety, the moodiness. The stuff that drives me crazy because i am nromally such a happy go lucky person. All the same stuff i heard would happen with Topamax but i had to try it anyways. You can't always go by what others say, or by others stories because there are so many different factors to consider. I was worries with Topamax after all of the stories, and so far we have been friends. So case in point you never know until you try.
I wish you the best of luck with you son. Stay positive, you are such a supportive mom and he is so lucky to have you. Coming off the Keppra might be a bit rough at times but from experience i am sure you know that coming off is a gradual process, and even when we become a little monster-ish, just know it's a temporary thing, and it's not really us, it's the drug talking. He loves you though and everything has a way of working itself out in the end. You will find your solution. I wish you the best of luck.
your friend Kym
Re: keppra withdrawal
Submitted by logansmom1 on Wed, 2008-03-19 - 13:06
Hello. My son is 3 1/2 years old and the docs are considering taking him off keppra. he takes a total of 120mg daily. That is such a low dose, any advice would be appreciated. i hope your son is in good health
thevernes@yahoo.com
Thanks
Hello. My son is 3 1/2 years old and the docs are considering taking him off keppra. he takes a total of 120mg daily. That is such a low dose, any advice would be appreciated. i hope your son is in good health
thevernes@yahoo.com
Thanks