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Side Effects for Keppra & Can you drink alcohol??
Mon, 02/05/2007 - 02:58Topic: Medication Issues
Hi, I'm 27 and had two grand mal seizures in the past month. I don't remember anything and am pretty much out cold for 30 min afterwards, and disoriented for the remainder of the day. All my tests have come back negative and my doc has put me on 1500 mg of Keppra a day. It's only been a couple weeks, but I've noticed that I get fatigued much quicker, I've lost my appetite, and my short term memory is shot. Are these the same side effects everyone else has?? Has Keppra worked well for you?? Also, I've read all the medical forms on it and talked to the doc some, but does being on the meds mean that I need to cut out alcohol 100%? I don't really drink a lot, but would occasionally like to still have wine every now and then, but I'm not sure if I should be concerned with any possible interactions. I'd like to hear other's experiences.
Thanks.
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Drink on Keppra
Submitted by Twin87 on Wed, 2018-08-01 - 07:45
Hello I have just read your post and recently given Keppra to start taking for Epilepsy. I am a big drinker so i will find it hard to just completely stop. I was wondering which drinks i should stick to which will have less side effects when taking Keppra?
Re: Side Effects for Keppra & Can you drink alcohol??
Submitted by Jodi72 on Wed, 2007-02-07 - 18:53
Hi
I was on 1500mg of Keppra a day and the only side effect I had was anger. I would lose my temper very quickly and I didn't care who I yelled at or for what reason. I realized it was a problem when I started snapping at other students at school (I'm a college student & I don't feel that that is proper conduct in a college setting or any other setting for that matter) So I'm actually being weened off of Keppra and I'm about to start Zonegram. And don't worry about drinking, I'm a social beer drinker and I didn't notice any ill effects from the alcohol at all. Hope that helps a bit.
Good luck.
Peace ~ Jodi
Re: Side Effects for Keppra & Can you drink alcohol??
Submitted by teachergreen on Sat, 2012-09-08 - 13:23
not on the same meds but feel like i'm going backwards in time, like remembering some of the things my sister-in-law told me yrs ago but i just brushed them aside at my age (busy with work and school). Now feel like in mid-life crisis and don't know what to think or feel. dont' have a hold of myself like I used to. She is older than my brother in law and at the time it was looked down on . Now i'm understanding many of the things she saidyrs ago. I don't want to beg for help from her to deal with this situation. My husband's been always protective of me and I've allowed this because...
But maybe the only way out of this hole is to step out of my ego Any ideas?
not on the same meds but feel like i'm going backwards in time, like remembering some of the things my sister-in-law told me yrs ago but i just brushed them aside at my age (busy with work and school). Now feel like in mid-life crisis and don't know what to think or feel. dont' have a hold of myself like I used to. She is older than my brother in law and at the time it was looked down on . Now i'm understanding many of the things she saidyrs ago. I don't want to beg for help from her to deal with this situation. My husband's been always protective of me and I've allowed this because...
But maybe the only way out of this hole is to step out of my ego Any ideas?