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Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?
Thu, 09/14/2006 - 16:02Comments
Re: Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?
Submitted by caregivers_need_hugs2 on Sat, 2008-11-29 - 13:16
Hey there!
Maybe this will offer a spark of Hope...
My hubby has been on Keppra for over a year now and hes doing actually very well on it (maybe even longer cant remember when we had to do last med change). I CRINGED when the Doc changed him from Trileptal to the Keppra after he was having break thru seizures on the highest doeses of Trileptal. I was petrified of Keppra becuase its deemed the EVIL DRUG.
Anyway, not for him...hes doing excellent on it and hes fine mood wise too. It was only when they added Zonagran to the Keppra he was EVIL and NASTY and it was horrible. He was the most miserable person to ever live with. We took him off Zonagran and up'ed the Keppra to prevent the sieuzre he was having (break thrus) and poof back to normal in a week or so after the Zonagran was taken away. Hes also on Lexapro which is an anti-depressant. So far, hes happy all the time, never really in a bad mood and doing extremely well on the Keppra. Alot of the other meds he was tired all the time. He doesnt seem to be so bad on the Keppra. I know Doc wants to keep him on the Lexapro becuase it is a mood stabilizer so maybe thast why hes doing so well. Hes on a pretty high dose of Keppra too (I think 1750mg a day plus 10mg lexapro).
I hope that sheds some light on your question and brings a little hope.
Take care!
-Diane
Hey there!
Maybe this will offer a spark of Hope...
My hubby has been on Keppra for over a year now and hes doing actually very well on it (maybe even longer cant remember when we had to do last med change). I CRINGED when the Doc changed him from Trileptal to the Keppra after he was having break thru seizures on the highest doeses of Trileptal. I was petrified of Keppra becuase its deemed the EVIL DRUG.
Anyway, not for him...hes doing excellent on it and hes fine mood wise too. It was only when they added Zonagran to the Keppra he was EVIL and NASTY and it was horrible. He was the most miserable person to ever live with. We took him off Zonagran and up'ed the Keppra to prevent the sieuzre he was having (break thrus) and poof back to normal in a week or so after the Zonagran was taken away. Hes also on Lexapro which is an anti-depressant. So far, hes happy all the time, never really in a bad mood and doing extremely well on the Keppra. Alot of the other meds he was tired all the time. He doesnt seem to be so bad on the Keppra. I know Doc wants to keep him on the Lexapro becuase it is a mood stabilizer so maybe thast why hes doing so well. Hes on a pretty high dose of Keppra too (I think 1750mg a day plus 10mg lexapro).
I hope that sheds some light on your question and brings a little hope.
Take care!
-Diane
Re: Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?
Submitted by buckeyedude on Sat, 2008-11-29 - 12:57
The Keppra seems to control the seizures but the side effects are the killers. Seems like
everyday I wake up with a headache or I'll have one at work or when I get home and in
the past 3 years I've had 4 bouts with kidney stones. The first 3 I passed by myself but
this last one, just last month I had to be hospitalized for. My doctor told me that Keppra
caused kidney stones when I started on them and to drink alot of water which I do but
that doesn't seem to help any.
buckeyedude
The Keppra seems to control the seizures but the side effects are the killers. Seems like
everyday I wake up with a headache or I'll have one at work or when I get home and in
the past 3 years I've had 4 bouts with kidney stones. The first 3 I passed by myself but
this last one, just last month I had to be hospitalized for. My doctor told me that Keppra
caused kidney stones when I started on them and to drink alot of water which I do but
that doesn't seem to help any.
buckeyedude