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Keppra and aderal

I am on the off brand of keppra and I was wondering if anyone uses adderal  to help with the side effects of this medication. I find myself to be out of it most days and not have a drive to do anything. Some days I'll start something but I won't finish it due to my lack of concentration and drive to do it; or I'll start a art project and in my head know I'll finish it but not even get started on it and or start it half way and give up on it cause I found something else to do instead of that project. I've been out of school for a year now and I want to start collage but I am afraid if I start I won't finish because of this lack of drive. I've only been having seizures for a year and some months now and when I was in high school I was an A/B student and I had no problems with completing work. I held a steady job for a year prior to having seizures and I was told I was a very out going employee. But now after being on keppra/ off brand of keppra I've found myself loosing the drive to do anything, start anything, or keep going at something. I don't know how to tell my doctor all this because I don't want to seem like a pill junky, I've tried the B vitamins and they just make me crash and feel like I'm going insane.
So has anyone had any experience with aderal and keppra and how has it effected you, is it worth trying or am I just at a loss here? Any answers would be great thank you.  
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1780921 tn?1499301793
1000mlg's of Keppra a day is actually not very much, but in your case the side effects are putting you down. Adderall can help with you being tired all the time, but it also has side effects that can be troubling. It can be habit forming and lead to dependence, also in some cases cause seizures.
I personally would ask your doctor if you could be put on different type of seizure med that will not make you as tired, but that is just my two cents.

Keppra never worked for me and they just started adding other meds on top of it. It got to one point that I was sleeping almost 17 hours a day. Also just be straight forward and honest with your doctor about your concerns..

Hope everything works out for you.
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I forgot to mention I'm on 500 mlg twice a day so 1000mlg a day of keppra.
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