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Keppra
Thu, 07/15/2004 - 07:37Topic: Family & Friends
Has anyone at all had problems with keppra. I have been on this med for a good 9 months. The seizures have been kind of gone away that is a miricle right there. The only problems are leg falling asleep all the time. Bruses on leg just for no reason at all. It looks like I've been beat by someone. Rash on body do any of you have this problem with this med at all. Now I am coming off of tegertol don't know if that is what is going on here please help thanks limeridge.
Comments
Re: RE: Keppra
Submitted by Patricia on Mon, 2005-11-21 - 11:18
BAD TASTE FROM KEPPRA ?
Has anyone who has taken Keppra experienced a bad taste in their mouth ?
My son just began taking Keppra this month (November, 2005) in addition to continuing drugs he was previously on -Clorazapate and Lamictal. He was just taken off Imiprimene, and weaned off Topamax at the same time the Keppra was started. Two days after beginning Keppra, he was diagnosed with a sinus infection, and was on Augmentin for ten days. He has been off the Augmentin for about 8 days now. His complaints of a bad taste began within a day of starting on Keppra, and he still complains of a bad taste even though the Augmentin should be totally out of his system .
By the way, the docs who prescribed Keppra and ordered the discontinuation of Imipremene and Topamax may certainly know what they are doing, but it would have been nice if they had done more than just hand us a script for Keppra and tell us that "it sometimes causes people to become combative, and if that happens, call us imediately". Fortunately, my son has not had this type of side effect !
Re: Re: RE: Keppra
Submitted by Marcelo on Mon, 2005-11-21 - 14:23
Hi Patricia, I use keppra since 3 years ago, and I don't have that problem. May be is for the mixing of aumengtin and keppra with other antiepileptic drugs.
RE: Keppra
Submitted by cledder on Thu, 2004-07-15 - 07:37
There are several posts about Keppra over on the EFA website. I've had the bruising and I'm a little tireder than I was while on Nuerontin. However I like the control.