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Anyone on Lamictal AND Keppra?

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 10:50

Just come back from seeing my doctor (not 100% happy with how the appointment went, and was basically told despite my last EEG being 13 years ago, which they have lost the results to, it's gonna be hard to get me another one because of restrictions put on referals due to funding! I'm in the UK, incidentally), and I have been put on Keppra as well as my current med, Lamictal.

I'm on 150mg Lamictal in the morning, and 100mg at night. And we're starting off the dose of Keppra slowly, obviously.

 

So...my question is to anyone taking both - how do you find it? What about side effects? Lamictal, for me, contrarily, has increased my appetite, and I'm deathly scared of Keppra adding to this.

 

Any input would be fab. Thanks guys!

Comments

Re: Anyone on Lamictal AND Keppra?

Submitted by jclyne00 on Thu, 2008-11-20 - 12:05

Hi. I've been taking 300mg of Lamictal since I first got diagnosed. For two years they kept getting me to try new medications and at one point I was even referred to see a neurologist about brain surgery! Thankfully, they said it was not appropriate and instead, gave me 2000mg of Keppra, alongside the Lamictal and I've never felt better! It is so much better than all the other medications I tried and I haven't had a seizure since! The only downfall is that my hands shake a bit. I'd rather that than more seizures though!

There's no point worrying, if it doesn't work you can always change it. If you spend your time worrying about side-effects, you'll probably talk yourself into thinking that you have them, when you're fine!

 Anyway, good luck. Hope all's better soon!

Hi. I've been taking 300mg of Lamictal since I first got diagnosed. For two years they kept getting me to try new medications and at one point I was even referred to see a neurologist about brain surgery! Thankfully, they said it was not appropriate and instead, gave me 2000mg of Keppra, alongside the Lamictal and I've never felt better! It is so much better than all the other medications I tried and I haven't had a seizure since! The only downfall is that my hands shake a bit. I'd rather that than more seizures though!

There's no point worrying, if it doesn't work you can always change it. If you spend your time worrying about side-effects, you'll probably talk yourself into thinking that you have them, when you're fine!

 Anyway, good luck. Hope all's better soon!

Re: Anyone on Lamictal AND Keppra?

Submitted by reba on Thu, 2008-11-20 - 13:11

Hi

I take 3000mg of Keppra a day and 300 mg of Lamictal a day. I havent had any side effects from them, and i have been on them for several years. They controlled my seizures to an extent, but not completly, so i was able to have right temopral lobe surgery done in '07. i'm still on my meds, but i've been seizure free since.

Becky

Hi

I take 3000mg of Keppra a day and 300 mg of Lamictal a day. I havent had any side effects from them, and i have been on them for several years. They controlled my seizures to an extent, but not completly, so i was able to have right temopral lobe surgery done in '07. i'm still on my meds, but i've been seizure free since.

Becky

Re: Anyone on Lamictal AND Keppra?

Submitted by bputley on Thu, 2013-07-18 - 10:22

Hi

I am 47 years of age and I have had epilepsy since I was 6 months old. My mom told me at birth the ambilical cord was wrapped around my neck and I had a lack of oxygen to the brain and that is what they have predicted caused my seizures. Since then I have been on dilantin, tegretol , carbitrol and Lamotrigine. My neurologist tried me on Trileptol and that didnt work I had many severe warnings I was gonna have a seizure but didnt happen so he changed me to Carbatrol alone. I was on carbatrol for last 10 years and prior to that I was on Dilantin and tegretol. Both medicines seemed to work good it was just the side affects that killed me. Recently carbatrol has raised my triglycerides, blood sugar and platelets up the roof. So soince I have been on lamotrigine 200 mg the past 3 years with carbatrol. My doctor is taking me completely off Carbitrol and raise lamotrigine. for every pill i go off he wants me to add lamotrigine. I have been seizure free for 25 years now.

 PS. just a side note when I stopped having grandmal seizures I was praying that God would take them away because I had them all my life and I had enough and I was to point of begging and pleading . It was weird because I had went from having seizures during day to having them in my sleep . i had one in sleep then 2 months later another in my sleep and then 6 months and after that they disappeared. I just wanted to bring this up to those who feel the nuerologist has done everything in his power and your still having seizures. There is always a way out with God.

Hi

I am 47 years of age and I have had epilepsy since I was 6 months old. My mom told me at birth the ambilical cord was wrapped around my neck and I had a lack of oxygen to the brain and that is what they have predicted caused my seizures. Since then I have been on dilantin, tegretol , carbitrol and Lamotrigine. My neurologist tried me on Trileptol and that didnt work I had many severe warnings I was gonna have a seizure but didnt happen so he changed me to Carbatrol alone. I was on carbatrol for last 10 years and prior to that I was on Dilantin and tegretol. Both medicines seemed to work good it was just the side affects that killed me. Recently carbatrol has raised my triglycerides, blood sugar and platelets up the roof. So soince I have been on lamotrigine 200 mg the past 3 years with carbatrol. My doctor is taking me completely off Carbitrol and raise lamotrigine. for every pill i go off he wants me to add lamotrigine. I have been seizure free for 25 years now.

 PS. just a side note when I stopped having grandmal seizures I was praying that God would take them away because I had them all my life and I had enough and I was to point of begging and pleading . It was weird because I had went from having seizures during day to having them in my sleep . i had one in sleep then 2 months later another in my sleep and then 6 months and after that they disappeared. I just wanted to bring this up to those who feel the nuerologist has done everything in his power and your still having seizures. There is always a way out with God.

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