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Keppra and Being more Emotional
Tue, 04/17/2007 - 18:04Topic: Teen Zone
Hi. I was recently put on keppra and have noticed that I'm more emotional and become more aggravated more easily. Does anyone have this problem?
Liz
Comments
Re: Re: Keppra and Being more Emotional
Submitted by Live Love Burn Die on Thu, 2007-04-19 - 10:22
Alright. I look into some of those things. It's just hard with being in High School right now.
Re: Keppra and Being more Emotional
Submitted by ScreeFi on Mon, 2007-05-21 - 10:27
Yuuuuup. I was put on Keppra right after I was diagnosed two years ago, and it messed with my emotions a lot. I couldn't feel joy, and I was tossed into a pit of despair whenever confronted with anything negative. I couldn't go to school, I couldn't go to work, and had I driven, it would have made me more of a danger on the road than my ep already did. I had a general feeling of ambivolence towards the world, and I felt emotionally muted all the time. ...until I had a panic attack or a sobbing fit, which cropped up throughout the day.
I've heard a lot of less serious descriptions of emotional reactions to Keppra. For me, it was more debilitating than my complex partials, and I dropped it. Make sure to have an open dialog with your neuro, and try to find what works best for you.
Good luck!
Re: Keppra and Being more Emotional
Submitted by ttc4850 on Tue, 2007-04-17 - 21:51
liz, i just changed to keppra also i did notice the first month i was more aggravated also it isnt as bad im now on month 3 its gotten better i also started taking evening primrose oil last month and it helped alot i seem fine now . i also heard that vitamin b6 will help with mood swings if not it cant hurt to take it .