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Keppra for kids
Sat, 03/18/2006 - 23:48Topic: Parents & Caregivers
Hello,
Very new 2 this, doctors want to put my 6yr old son on Keppra, anyone using this on their children?
Thanks
upanama
Comments
Re: Keppra for kids
Submitted by trey2007 on Wed, 2009-12-23 - 19:34
MY SON IS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN ON KEPPRA FOR QUITE SOMETIME NOW. HE IS ALSO ON LAMICTAL, BANZEL, AND OF COURSE THE KEPPRA. HE WAS ALSO ON KLONIPIN AND TOPAMAX BUT WE HAVE SINCE WEANED HIM OFF OF BOTH.
Re: Keppra for kids
Submitted by horselvr07 on Mon, 2009-01-12 - 18:07
My son was just put on Keppra. We are starting with 250mg 2x a day and then this week it will go up to 500mg 2x per day. He also takes meds for ADHD. He was just diagnosed with seizure disorder so this is new to me. Within 3 days of starting Keppra he started yelling and hitting his sister. He was angry and in his anger would say things like he just should kill himself. I truly believe it was the anger and he wanted to see if that would make us upset. Our son even with the ADHD has never been one to hit or get angry. If he gets made he will usually remove himself from the situation. The nuero said to check him into the hospital. THis would be too traumatic. I believe its the keppra. We never witnessed this before. I don't understand why he doesn't remove him from the keppra. So I will give it one more week and see if it levels off once his dose is increased to where it should remain. What do you think? If behaviors get worse then I am telling neuro I want him off keppra.
Re: Keppra for kids
Submitted by COLETON1 on Sun, 2009-03-22 - 09:11
Hello my son Charlie 1 year old as been on Keppra for 5 months now and as made a huge step forward. He was dx with infantile spasms and seizures in eary nov. of last year. He has done extremely well on this drug and is making progress each and everyday. He is still having alot of devolopmental delays but he is only 1 and hopefully with the right theropy we can overcome it.
Hello my son Charlie 1 year old as been on Keppra for 5 months now and as made a huge step forward. He was dx with infantile spasms and seizures in eary nov. of last year. He has done extremely well on this drug and is making progress each and everyday. He is still having alot of devolopmental delays but he is only 1 and hopefully with the right theropy we can overcome it.