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Keppra Questions
Fri, 09/12/2014 - 06:03My 11 year old son had a convulsive seizure 3 weeks ago. We had a sleep deprived eeg which was abnormal and showed signs of seizure activity. He did not have a convulsive seizure during and was talking, etc through the eeg but showed signs of it on eeg. Neurologist advised to put him on 2.5 ml Keppra twice a day for a week and then increase to 5ml twice a day. She said that is what she would do if he were her child. I agreed but once I got home and researched the drug became concerned. I had read that it could possibly cause seizures, like for example, if the dose was not fully absorbed by the body etc. also reading other bad side effects like anger, sleepiness. Now I am wondering if I should wait and see if he has a second seizure before starting the meds? I know that was an option. It is so hard because he seems so normal and maybe I am in denial? Sometimes I feel the epilepsy is like a volcano waiting to explode. Just so sick with worry.
The abnormal eeg and having
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2014-09-12 - 09:59
The abnormal eeg and having had one seizure makes the chances of additional seizures much higher. Starting treatment now probably being more reasonable than waiting for a second seizure. Some people do great with keppra, others add vitamins and do ok with it. Not all people respond similarly and those with side effects are going to be more vocal. Lots of AEDs can cause seizures if given to the wrong population or increased/decreased too fast, or other reasons they can't explain. The other side effects of other AEDs can sound scary - not everyone has bad side effects and some minor effects are better than living with a 'volcano'.