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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 Chris34 on Fri, 2008-12-05 - 14:51
I have been on Keppra for three and half years. I don't have any symtoms that I can't live with. I think it makes me tired, but that is pretty much it. In fact, since the Keppra my seizures are gone. My seizures are partial complex and sleep type of seizures. I did have one in August of 05 because I messed up my meds-so that as my fault but the Keppra has made my partial seizures nonexistent. I was on tegretol, but switched to Keppra so I could have a safe pregnancy. Everything went well. Maybe you will be ok.
Christine
I have been on Keppra for three and half years. I don't have any symtoms that I can't live with. I think it makes me tired, but that is pretty much it. In fact, since the Keppra my seizures are gone. My seizures are partial complex and sleep type of seizures. I did have one in August of 05 because I messed up my meds-so that as my fault but the Keppra has made my partial seizures nonexistent. I was on tegretol, but switched to Keppra so I could have a safe pregnancy. Everything went well. Maybe you will be ok.
Christine
Re: How Long to Feel the Side Effects of Keppra?
Submitted by jholley on Sun, 2008-12-07 - 19:41
I have been taking 1500mg of Keppra since last September. Being on Tegretol 800mg for 24 years I got low bone density and had to get off it. The only Keppra side effect I first noticed was a little drowsiness the first 2 weeks.
I took my last Tegretol on Nov 21 which has given me more symptoms. The numbness I get in my fingers and toes is most likely caused by tegretol withdrawal. The tingling I get in my back can also be a tegretol withdrawal.
After I stopped tegretol I also got agitated and restless? I lost some hair along with several pounds of fat. I'm wondering if these are Tegretol withdrawal symptoms or Keppra side effects? Maybe my body didn't asborb the Keppra until I stopped the Tegretol?
I have been taking 1500mg of Keppra since last September. Being on Tegretol 800mg for 24 years I got low bone density and had to get off it. The only Keppra side effect I first noticed was a little drowsiness the first 2 weeks.
I took my last Tegretol on Nov 21 which has given me more symptoms. The numbness I get in my fingers and toes is most likely caused by tegretol withdrawal. The tingling I get in my back can also be a tegretol withdrawal.
After I stopped tegretol I also got agitated and restless? I lost some hair along with several pounds of fat. I'm wondering if these are Tegretol withdrawal symptoms or Keppra side effects? Maybe my body didn't asborb the Keppra until I stopped the Tegretol?
Re: How Long to Feel the Side Effects of Keppra?
Submitted by jholley on Sat, 2008-11-29 - 10:20
The drowsiness effect I got when I first started Keppra only lasted about 2 weeks. I'm now taking 1500mg (500mg 3xday) with no side effects. One tabelt of B6 per day cannot hurt so I take it with my afternoon Keppra.