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Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?

Thu, 09/14/2006 - 16:02
Okay, so I know no one really likes being on any medication, but I am just wondering, does anyone LIKE Keppra? I hate Keppra. I hate the way it makes me feel. I'm always tired and grouchy and fidgety. I can't see straight most of the time and my already short-fuse is way way shorter. Has anyone been on Keppra and NOT had bad side effects? Because for the number of people, it seems like most people I've talked to DON'T like it.

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Re: Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?

Submitted by txrhb1 on Wed, 2007-09-05 - 09:54
I'll have to add a positive comment for Keppra here. My daughter is 24 now, and has had tonic/clonic seizures since age 9. She has been on a variety of meds over the years, with no improvement, and several declines in her seizure status. We had major problems during her school years and she went toxic on a couple of drugs. She got pregnant and was on Topomax and Trileptal and had a very difficult time with her seizures (all turned out well), but it was very rough. Many of her neuros told us that her seizures were NES, or psychological in nature, yet the continued to up her meds to a point where she could barely function. Last year, we found a wonderful epileptologist who put her in for a week long VEEG and immediately found where her seizures were coming from. He replaced the Topomax with Keppra and the change in her was DRAMATIC !!!! Her motor skills improved, her functioning returned to normal and she has now not had a seizure in 8 months. She is able to parent her 18 month old daughter, is getting ready to get her driver's license for the first time in her life and is now working full time. She is even thinking of beginning college after the first of the year. The change in her is like a MIRACLE !!! On the other hand, I have complex partial seizures and take a small dose of Keppra along with Zonegran. When I was on a large dose of Keppra, it did nothing for me,and I had lots of side effects. Just goes to show that everyone is different when it comes to the meds, but I thank God every day for Keppra and what it has done for Jessica. It has truly given her her life back!!! ((( hugs ))), Barbie *************************************** "We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other." -lucian de crescenzo

Re: Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?

Submitted by karend03 on Tue, 2007-09-18 - 07:28
I have to say that Keppra is the first drug I have taken that has had any long-term control over my seizures. It didn't stop them completely, but along with Mysoline, it works better than anything I've taken in 40 years. The only side effects I have are feeling tired and having slow response time. I'm not sure if it's the Keppra or Mysoline or a combination of the two.

Re: Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?

Submitted by dksimo on Thu, 2007-09-20 - 02:49
We call Keppra KeppRAGE in our home. And no we hate it. Our son is a moody nasty emotional wreck. Kim Good luck

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