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Keppra Withdrawal
Mon, 09/22/2014 - 13:20Recently my daughter got married and I've been extremely busy in the days leading up the wedding. I put my medications in a 2-week pill box. When I went to fill my box this morning, I realized that I hadn't taken my Keppra in almost 2 weeks. I noticed last week that I was feeling "dizzy" (for lack of better word) much more frequently but I thought it was the Keppra making me feel off. Today is a day where I'm really feeling yucky; maybe because I realized that I haven't taken the Keppra for awhile.
Anyway, does anyone else have experience with suddenly coming off Keppra? I called my doctor and her medical assistant told me not to worry and just get back on it.
If you get back on it you
Submitted by just_joe on Mon, 2014-09-22 - 18:27
If you get back on it you should be fine. It may take a few days to get your levels back up. I went about a week one time because I was camping and my meds fell into the river without me knowing it. We were out in the wilderness which takes a couple of days to get into. I didn't have a seizure but at times I felt a little wierd once home I took a few more daily which got me back to normal faster.