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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
are you seizure free? I also
Submitted by godsquirrela on Mon, 2019-01-21 - 17:28
are you seizure free? I also have MS and I have grand-mal seizures. Keppra seems to work for me, but I totally get the lethargy .
I think because I was a woman
Submitted by carlosbenita on Thu, 2019-10-31 - 02:26
I think because I was a woman that my signs and symptoms weren't taken seriously and therefor left untreated for so long,I was taking pramipexole dihydrochloride three times daily, I Was on carbidopa levodopa but only lasted 90 minutes then wore off.I found that none of the current medications worked effective for me.I got tired of using those medication so I decided to apply natural herbs formula that was prescribed to me by my second P.T, i purchase the herbal formula from totalcureherbsfoundation. com, There has been huge progression ever since I start the treatment plan which will last for 15 weeks usage.all the symptoms and sign has begin to disappear .
I hated it. I was constantly
Submitted by alllllll. on Fri, 2019-01-25 - 10:07
I hated it. I was constantly angry, having outbursts, pushing everyone away, and I felt like I had no control of my emotions. I felt like taking my own life due to not being able to control my temper. I felt like no one was going to love me because I had become a monster. I wanted to prove to the ones that love me that my medicine changed who I was. I was told time and time again to just take vitamin B6. But why would I take a vitamin to balance my mood because another drug I was taking was making me unbalanced??? My anger and agitation was a side effect of the Keppa, not the epilepsy. So I stopped taking it. I consume CBD and cannabis reguarly and I have a medical marijuana a doctor. I haven't told my family that I've stopped the Keppa because I've been scolded too many times. My doctors weren't interested in how badly I wanted to get off of it. That is not okay with me. I deserved to have a conversation about what other medicines wouldn't flip my life upside down. I will never put that drug into my body again. Never. I'm doing much better now too by the way!