Is stuttering just something I should get used to?

Hi Sami I read your post and had to think some. There are side effects to any and all medications. I am not aware of how long you have been on keppra and when your dosage was raised and that does make a difference. If you have just started taking it then the dosage may be too high. If you have been taking keppra for a short period of time and the dosage was raised within the last 2 weeks then the side effects can still be there. It takes 2-3 weeks for your body to get used to the medications. If the disage is increased then you may have the same issue for about the same time. I have been talking to someone and knew the word I wanted and it took time to come out even before I was diagnosed with epilepsy so that hapens. As for going into a room and forgetting why. That has been happening to me for over 50 years. It is not just the medicine but many different things. I read slower then most people. But in doing that my memory is better then most peoples.  There may be times when things like that happen but it is not the norm. The next time yo uvisit your neurologist tell him of this issue. The more information he has the better he can help you. Ask questions/ Also answer his questions. I have asked as many questions as answered them. I learned a long time ago that most doctors have knowledge and I mean they are smart. But they ask questions and by doing that they get information. Information not only from the words we use to answer the question but our looks and how we deal with the questions. Everything you do shows them more of what you want. By questionsing them they see I want answers. I want to know if this medication is the best for my seizures. Is the dosage too high or too low?  If it isn't controlling my seizures enough is there another medication that can be coupled ( added to ) this that can control the seizures better?  Is this a different seizure because I haven't had this issue before now? By questoning him he sees yo uwant answers to your issues and by knowing that he will try and find other medications .dosages and procedures that can control your seizures beter. By asking questions he might look at your dosage and see if it might be too high and make adjustments and by doing that yopur stutter and memmory lose could go away I hope yo utake this the way it is intended and you get seizure free Joe

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Your very welcome Sami Oh I forgot to add that Keppra is the best medication I have ever used and I have used almost all the AED's on the list since I have been living and dealing with eilepsy for 50+ years.   It not only reduced the number of seizures I was having. It also shortened the length of time in those seizures and the time to focus (get back to normal) The time in the seizures was reduced from 2-5 minutes to 2-5 seconds. The reduction of focus time was reduced from 15-45 minutes to 5-10 seconds. The seizures I have today most people would know nothing about them even if I was standing in front of them and we were talking. I have had them on the phone and discussing an issue with a customer while at work and they had no problems and knew nothing about the seizures.  Also if you take your meds 2 times a day take them 12 hours apart. By doing that you have less chance of breakthru seizures. I take mine at 8am & pm. When I took them when I thought or woke up late after being out with the guys I would have some seizures. So please check with your neuro and ask him questions and time to take meds is one questios I asked mine years ago. It also takes time to get dosages set so raising and lowering dosages happens from time to time. Especially if your body is still changing. WHen I was a teen my dosages were changes 4-5 times in 1 1/2 years. I was growing like a weed.I went from 4'8" and 85lbs to 5'6" and 135 lbs. Dosages were set due to the weight of th person taking them so chaning any weight may make a difference. The dosage you are on now is less then half the max dosage they can take in one day. I hope this helps