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Keppra Headaches

Wed, 09/23/2009 - 00:47

My daughter, age 6, has been on Keppra for 18 months.  The Keppra controls the seizures pretty well.

All summer she has been complaining of headaches. The headaches are getting worse, and she is also complaining of body aches/cramps.

Has anyone out there had problems with headaches with their kids on Keppra?

 

Thanks!!

 

 

 

Comments

Re: Keppra Headaches

Submitted by mom55 on Fri, 2009-10-09 - 07:09

My daughter is 6 and been on Keppra for about the same time and having all the same issues you mentioned.  In addition she is having a lot of behavioral issues, memory, I could go on and on.  I am leaning towards taking her off it, just waiting to hear back from her neuro sometime today.  She had Keppra-rage initially, which subsided when we reached a theraputic level. I think I was so relieved the rage was gone and seizures controlled that I overlooked these other issues. She is paying for it now, bigtime.  I empathize.

Mom55

My daughter is 6 and been on Keppra for about the same time and having all the same issues you mentioned.  In addition she is having a lot of behavioral issues, memory, I could go on and on.  I am leaning towards taking her off it, just waiting to hear back from her neuro sometime today.  She had Keppra-rage initially, which subsided when we reached a theraputic level. I think I was so relieved the rage was gone and seizures controlled that I overlooked these other issues. She is paying for it now, bigtime.  I empathize.

Mom55

Re: Keppra Headaches

Submitted by Colina on Sat, 2009-10-10 - 13:47

 Hi robfong Sorry to hear your daughter is having trouble with headaches. I take keppra aswell and had headaches as a side effect. However they did stop once my system was used to it, about 3 weeks. 18 Months is, my experience only, too long to suffer with such a negative side effect. I realy think you should call her doctor, maybe time to try a different med.

 

 Hope she feels better soon, Colina

 Hi robfong Sorry to hear your daughter is having trouble with headaches. I take keppra aswell and had headaches as a side effect. However they did stop once my system was used to it, about 3 weeks. 18 Months is, my experience only, too long to suffer with such a negative side effect. I realy think you should call her doctor, maybe time to try a different med.

 

 Hope she feels better soon, Colina

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