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Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?
Thu, 09/14/2006 - 16:02Topic: Medication Issues
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.
Comments
Re: Re: Re: Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?
Submitted by Sober Fan on Sun, 2007-10-14 - 17:23
I was on Keppra for 7 days and got drilled by a seizure that put me in the hospital for a month. Until then, my seizures were 60-90 second partial complex. This one surged for ?? hours.
However, it may not have been solely caused by Keppra because it works for some and there are questions about how/why doctor switched my meds. 500 Dilatin/day for ?? years, 10 days off everything during a voluntary inpatient analysis, and then started on 2000 Keppra/daily.
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Submitted by kcharb on Thu, 2007-09-20 - 22:13
I'll put my 2cents in and just say that I take 2500mg. of Keppra spread through out three doses of two 1/2, two, and two 1/2 and have no side effects. The side effects I have now are from my Topomax increase and it's killing me. I'm actually switching neurologists because she doesnt seem to read the charts very well.
Re: Re: Does ANYONE like being on Keppra?
Submitted by katerina on Fri, 2007-10-12 - 18:10
haha, i thought that was just me making the rage. but i guess not, i should have known though cussing and throwing away my medicines is just not me anyway. ive been through this stuff before except with depression medications, and well none of them worked, they just made life a living hell. having a seizure every so often and having my whole days back as my normal self sound alot more pleasing than aaaallllll of this.. do they even know why all of a sudden you get seizures, do they even care? how are they even supposed to fix whats wrong if they dont know what caused the abnormal brain functions all of a sudden in the first placE? = \