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How Long to Feel the Side Effects of Keppra?
Thu, 07/24/2008 - 07:57Comments
Re: How Long to Feel the Side Effects of Keppra?
Submitted by weeangel8 on Tue, 2008-09-09 - 23:17
I've been on Keppra for about 8 months. I didn't experience any weight gain, that came from dilantin and neurontin. I'm currently taking 2,000 mg of Keppra a day; 1,000 mg morning and evening along with trileptal. Keppra more of an assistant drug as I've studied it. I still have loss of coordination and especially moodiness that has been bad at work and home. People have had to be show patience with me. I've been told that severe moodiness is the most common side effect.
The moodiness didn't happen until I reach the 1,000 mg twice a day, otherwise it's been great for me! I've been at this level for about 4 months now. I take a vitamin B12 pill of 500 mcg a day and it helps to balance the moodiness. I could take 2 B12's, but one of them controls the mood swings really well for me.
I've been on Keppra for about 8 months. I didn't experience any weight gain, that came from dilantin and neurontin. I'm currently taking 2,000 mg of Keppra a day; 1,000 mg morning and evening along with trileptal. Keppra more of an assistant drug as I've studied it. I still have loss of coordination and especially moodiness that has been bad at work and home. People have had to be show patience with me. I've been told that severe moodiness is the most common side effect.
The moodiness didn't happen until I reach the 1,000 mg twice a day, otherwise it's been great for me! I've been at this level for about 4 months now. I take a vitamin B12 pill of 500 mcg a day and it helps to balance the moodiness. I could take 2 B12's, but one of them controls the mood swings really well for me.
Re: How Long to Feel the Side Effects of Keppra?
Submitted by marcfl on Tue, 2008-09-30 - 10:53
Good luck mate....
I hallucinated for 3 days straight after taking keppra for the first time and ended up in a... well lets just say a place for people who arent mentally stable for 5 days. I've been experiencing loads of side effects the last 3 weeks to the point where I some times wake up thinking i had spent the last few days in another world. This is all while going to work and doing the normal day to day things, one of my friends actually said "its good to have you back with us marc". At the same time i spend days when i feel very self-conscious, paranoid, angry, depressed and spaced out.
I have to say if you have a choice dont start taking it.. As I said above good luck.
Good luck mate....
I hallucinated for 3 days straight after taking keppra for the first time and ended up in a... well lets just say a place for people who arent mentally stable for 5 days. I've been experiencing loads of side effects the last 3 weeks to the point where I some times wake up thinking i had spent the last few days in another world. This is all while going to work and doing the normal day to day things, one of my friends actually said "its good to have you back with us marc". At the same time i spend days when i feel very self-conscious, paranoid, angry, depressed and spaced out.
I have to say if you have a choice dont start taking it.. As I said above good luck.
Re: How Long to Feel the Side Effects of Keppra?
Submitted by LoneWolf on Mon, 2008-07-28 - 21:42
I was put on Keppra about 5 years ago, after being on a combination on Tegretol and Lamictal, and Keppra has been the most successful anticonvulsant I have been on since my seizures began 11 years ago. It has been 16 monthes since I had a seizure ( Grand Mal or partial). I have never noticed the side effects except the hair-loss, but that was bound to happen for me (its generic for me). The tegretol and keppra combined have helped me alot, and they both have similar side effects. But all meds especially anticonvulsants work differently for everyone.