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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
I started using keppra seven
Submitted by adospina on Wed, 2019-01-30 - 12:08
I started using keppra seven years ago. In the beginning, I took two pills a day. I could barely raise my head from the pillow. I then realized that the dosage was too high for me. I use keppra to control my not convulsive seizures. I take now one pill a day in the evening, works much better for me. I have had maybe 4 seizures in the past three years. I don't enjoy taking any medication, but if it helps me keep healthy I'm all for it.
I've been on keppra for a
Submitted by mwolf on Tue, 2018-03-06 - 12:53
I've been on keppra for a while, and I can't give you answers on how to feel better, but maybe, try to feel better. practice buddhist mindfulness. focus on what's good instead of what's bad. have a dream, and even if you never reach it, try to live your life and enjoy what you can.
I've had epilepsy since I was
Submitted by mwolf on Tue, 2018-03-06 - 12:48
I've had epilepsy since I was 12 or 13... the end of seventh grade. I used to blame everything on pills. But now I'm older and I think you need to stop blaming the pill and blame yourself. It might be the pill. But no matter what I do, I can't find out what those pills are even made of just by an internet search. I think I would need to start a covert terrorist operation just to figure out what's inside these anticonvulsants they're giving me, and that always made me the most uncomfortable I think. Is just not knowing if they grew plants or are just giving me old chalk from classrooms or what they are doing to me. Maybe they think I'm impressed that they have a long science name and know all the chemicals, but honestly that's just rubbish to me, if I don't know the actual production that went into the pill. I know that penicillin was originally taken from a mold, why am I so unimportant that I am not allowed to be told what's in this? (disclaimer: am not about to break into any medical production factories like a video game character, don't have the power)