Keppra- anyone have any succes with it?

[qtip716977]

I have been diagnosed with partial complex seizures. I work in the medical field and my neurologist put me on Keppra. I was still having seizures on 1000mg per day so he increased the dosage over the phone from 1000 to 2000 mg per day. I still have problems so I called him back..............he told me to see a shrink. I feel like the keppra is making me have mood swings that are totally crazy! I am usually very laid back and mellow and now get upset over the littlest things for no reason................has anyone else had this experience on Keppra?

[meesher]

Try Zonisamide! I swear by it. All my seizures are under control AND it has made me lose the weight I gained by being a self imposed couch potato---since I was falling down with my seizures and was afraid that I would seize in a strange position and fall on a hard surface! It has been approved by the U.S. FDA since the year 2000, but I've not spoken to many peeps who are using it. Indeed, I did not get it prescribed until my 10th year of seizing, documented by my local U. of CA hospital's Emergency Room. I swear, the things we have to have witnessed by a medical pro are unbelieveable. Wait, maybe that extra E should not be there. I seized so many times my brain was cooked to well done and I cannot spell any more.

[audreyj_101]

I am 31 had my first seizue 2 months before my bday. Been on keppra 500mg bid and it makes me irritated easily. Normally I can handle stress and just go through the day. I never cry about anything and find myself crying over the dumbest stuff. I know when I snap at people and its not kind but its like I cant help it. And all I wanna do is sleep so I dont have to think. I feel all your pain from all these posts. I am hoping it will get better for everyone. Take care all.

[junebug68]

I AM ON KEPPRA 1,000 MG. 3X A DAY DEPAKOTE 1,000 MG. 3X A DAY ZONISAMIDE 100 MG. 3 AT BEDTIME. I HAVE HAD MANY EEG'S MOST OF WHICH SHOWED SEIZURES ON THE RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE. THE LAST 2 SHOWED NEGATIVE. I HAVE ALSO HAD AN OVERNIGHT EEG STUDY WHICH I AM WAITING ON THE RESULTS FROM MY NEUROLOGIST. I HAVE SEIZURES 2-3 EVERY WEEK. IN FLORIDA WE HAVE A 2 YEAR SEIZURE FREE FOR DRIVER LICENSE'S AND THAT MEANS I HAVE I HAVE A WHILE TO WAIT TO APPLY FOR MY LICENSE. PLUS THE DOCTOR WON'T EVEN DISCUSS IT AT THIS POINT. I AM GETTING SCHEDULED FOR AN OUT OF COUNTY 5 DAY OVERNIGHT EEG AND AN MRI BY A SPECIALIST. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY HOSTILITIES. I BELIEVE THIS IS BECAUSE I ALL READY HAD MOOD SWINGS AND AM ON MEDICATIONS TO CONTROL THOSE. MY FIRST EEG SHOWED IN 1991 SHOWED RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE SEIZURES ACTIVITY WHEN I WAS VIOLENT. THIS WAS BEFORE I WAS ON ANY MEDICATIONS FOR MENTAL AND SEIZURES. I DO FEEL NAUSEAUS AT TIMES WITH VOMITING AS WELL AS DIZZINESS. THESE ARE BEING TREATED WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS AS WELL. I HAVE HAD 5 TIA'S. AM A SMOKER WITH COPD/ASTHMA/EMPHYSEMA ALL BEING TREATED WITH A NUMBER OF MEDICATIONS.

[junebug68]

I WAS PLACED ON THE 5 WEEK DOSE PACK OF LAMICTAL BY MY NEUROLOGIST FOR MY SEIZURES. THIS IS WHERE YOU TAKE 25 MG. EVERY OTHER DAY FOR WEEKS 1/2 AND 25 MG. EVERY DAY FOR WEEKS 3/4 AND INCREASE TO 50 MG. EVERY DAY FOR WEEK 5. I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AT THE BEGINNING OF WEEK 5. THEY STARTED ME ON 50 MG. BY DAY 3 I HAD BROKE OUT IN A RASH AND SORES AND HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF OF IT. I WAS TOLD THAT BREAKING OUT IN A RASH IS A COMMON SIDE AFFECT.  

[Edggrr]

Hi , i am having similar symptoms as evryone here. I am 22 yrs old and a male. I suffered from a gran maul seizure in 2013 , put on keppra 500mg a day twice a day. I was fine in the beginning. Slight dizziness, sick to my stomach, slept good, anger was elevated. Howver i dont rlly have epilepsy. Only reason i had one was because of my surgery when i was 11 for an arachnoid cyst . 10 yrs down the road it hit me. First 10 months of keppra was fine. I did suffer numbness in my hamds , dizzy, sleep deprived, shaking of hands and uncontrollable muscle movements, sluggish, waking up too early, definitely angry most of the time. It was just horrible after two months my body accustomed itself to the dose . Then i started with these symptoms
I had a second one on keppra due to sleep deprivation.
Now im on keppra 500mg twice a day and lamictal 400mg twice a day   . Its annoying as hell!! I just wanna sleep!!! And... Ironically enough.. Im up at 2;30 AM writing this with only 6 hours of sleep..  

[Roxyghh]

Talk with your neurologist about consuming vitamin B6 . It helps stabilize brain activity as well ad mood swings. I am doing perfect of keppra and i am on a 2,000 dosage also however, the difference is that i have generalized epilepsy.