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KEPPRA TOXICITY
Tue, 04/24/2007 - 21:19Comments
Re: KEPPRA TOXICITY
Submitted by kerry3k on Wed, 2009-05-13 - 15:31
My 17yo son has been having gross motor issues since his keppra dose was increased 3 wks ago. He has been slowly having trouble walking, cannot get up from the floor, trouble going up stairs, getting into the van, on the bus, carrying his backpack. He is getting weaker every day. We went to Children's Hospital ER 2nights ago where they did labs and a ct of his head all of which are relatively normal for him, no changes. The keppra level was not back yet yesterday at noon. He was discharged from the ER. He has a 48 hr EEG scheduled on Fri and a MRI of his head to be scheduled. He is walking "like an old man" and weak. Not wanting to do anything... he is unable to run now.
After reading this post I stopped his keppra last night. He is still on tegretol and was put on the keppra a year ago to help see if this addition would make him seizure free. He usually has about 1 seizure a year. The keppra has also affected his behavior in a negative way.
At this point I feel like he can have his 1 seizure a year if this allows him to have his motor control back.
His keppra level is 23 which is normal. I am still holding the keppra and waiting to see if his symptoms improve over time.
My 17yo son has been having gross motor issues since his keppra dose was increased 3 wks ago. He has been slowly having trouble walking, cannot get up from the floor, trouble going up stairs, getting into the van, on the bus, carrying his backpack. He is getting weaker every day. We went to Children's Hospital ER 2nights ago where they did labs and a ct of his head all of which are relatively normal for him, no changes. The keppra level was not back yet yesterday at noon. He was discharged from the ER. He has a 48 hr EEG scheduled on Fri and a MRI of his head to be scheduled. He is walking "like an old man" and weak. Not wanting to do anything... he is unable to run now.
After reading this post I stopped his keppra last night. He is still on tegretol and was put on the keppra a year ago to help see if this addition would make him seizure free. He usually has about 1 seizure a year. The keppra has also affected his behavior in a negative way.
At this point I feel like he can have his 1 seizure a year if this allows him to have his motor control back.
His keppra level is 23 which is normal. I am still holding the keppra and waiting to see if his symptoms improve over time.
I am 27 years old and was put
Submitted by Mzmlee4208 on Sun, 2017-06-11 - 17:47
I am 27 years old and was put on Keppra in April of 2017. I take 750mg orange pill 2x's a day (1500mg) for late onset seizures and bipolar disorder. I recently started experiencing seizures and was hospitalized when the doctors started me on Keppra. It made me forgetful, tired, sad, and my muscles were extremely weak. I held my nephew and he bumped my elbow lightly and I bruised terribly. I feel like I'm moving through mud and I've had 3seizures while taking it. I tried to ween myself off by dropping to just 750mgs a day but I've become incredibly shaky with no appetitie. This medication terrifies me and no one is listening. They say if I take it long enough Keppra will build in my system and I won't experience anymore seizures, but I'm afraid I'll be a shell of my former self by the time that happens.