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kepra

Mon, 01/23/2006 - 08:45
does anyone know anything about kepra?

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Re: kepra

Submitted by motherearth52 on Tue, 2007-07-17 - 02:16
I have been on Keppra since 2001 and seizure free from tonic clonic until July of last year. Coincidentally I started an anti depressant last year in July also. I decided to take myself off of the a/d recently to see if that decreases the episodes. Keppra has been pretty good compared to dilantin which was horrible.

Re: Re: kepra

Submitted by KR on Tue, 2007-07-17 - 22:59
Hello Brian and everyone, I was on Keppra for about 3 years. I have intractable complex partial seizures, and I hoped, when I started Keppra, that it might be the "magical drug" which would finally control my seizures, but no such luck. Although some people have positive experiences with the drug. I must warn anyone taking the drug of a rare but very possible horrific rash. If you have very sensitive or fair skin, the drug can sensitize your skin, and give you a rash which is just awful. It is a rare (and thus not discussed) but possible side effect. Just to let anyone know, if they are experiencing such a side effect. It gets worse with time, if you stay on the drug. By the way, I just saw that the person who last wrote found dilantin to be horrible. Is there anything one should really look out for, if you're just on the drug for "short term?" I've been on it for about 8 months, and am now preparing for surgery. Wish me luck. Thanks, and good luck to all, KR

Hey Brian, I have been on

Submitted by pan06 on Wed, 2007-07-18 - 21:59
Hey Brian, I have been on Keppra about 8 months. I was on Dilantin before and all it did was make my lamictal level drop and cause more seizures. I have had good side effects from Keppra and Lamictal. The only problem is that I stay tired ALLLLLLLLLLLLl the time. There are times at work that I would like to lay my head down and go to sleep. The lamictal and keppra have not controlled my seizures completely (that could be the fact I take 1000 mg lamictal a day and 1500 mg keppra a day). I now have one partial seizure about every three to four months (before it was one every month), but it still has not controlled. I do go for tests to see if I am a candidate for temporal lobe resection (which I hope I am). Other than that Keppra is a good drug (other than the fact that lamictal and keppra are expensive) =( well, i hope you do good with keppra. it has helped me, but it does cause tiredness for me (24 hrs a day and 7 days a week). Pan06

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