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Wed, 08/31/2016 - 16:06Topic: Medication Issues
Hello Everyone,
I have had seizures since i was 14 (now 23) i was put on Keppra at 16 and had a EEG which came back saying that nothing was wrong.. i then had a 5 year period of having nothing until 2 years ago. i was on the minimum dose (1000mg a day) i continued to have seizures and my GP kept increasing the dose to which i am now on 3000MG a day which i have been told is the maximum dose, but i am still having seizures. is it possible for the medication to stop working? as there is no real reason why i keep having the fits.
Welcome JakeA person can go a
Submitted by just_joe on Thu, 2016-09-01 - 11:17
Welcome JakeA person can go a long period of time without a seizure. I went 3 years without on before having another. Now if you researched you would see that not at the highest dosage. The maximum amount of keppra the makers want taken is 4500 mg per day which equated to 6-750mg tabs a day which is what I take.Now you posted your GP kept increasing the dosage. Generally the best person to treat a person with epilepsy is not the GP but a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy. A medication to treat seizures can also cause them. For all I know is your dosage may be too high and the amount you are taking might be causing some. Too much medication can cause them too.So if it were me I would be finding a neurologist that specializes in epilepsy and discuss this matter with him.I hope this helpsJoe