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Decreased Appetite
Tue, 08/09/2005 - 14:32My 13 year old daughter has been on Keppra for 8 months and we are noticing a decrease in her appetite. This started about one month ago. Is this normal for this sideeffect to start after so many months or is it maybe just a decrease in appetite because the weather has gotten so warm?
Amy
RE: Decreased Appetite
Submitted by stump on Tue, 2005-08-09 - 14:32
Amy,
My 15 year old son has been on Keppra for about 6 months and he also lost his appetite. He has an identical twin that is now 20 pounds heavier than he is. I did not know Keppra had this side effect. He also takes Depakote but the side effect of that is usually weight gain. He has been diagnosed with JME. I would be interested in anyone else on Keppra that has had a similar reaction.
Tom
Amy,
My 15 year old son has been on Keppra for about 6 months and he also lost his appetite. He has an identical twin that is now 20 pounds heavier than he is. I did not know Keppra had this side effect. He also takes Depakote but the side effect of that is usually weight gain. He has been diagnosed with JME. I would be interested in anyone else on Keppra that has had a similar reaction.
Tom