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?

[mimi355]

I take Kepra. The medication was not enough so I now have a VNS implant and take a low dose of Kepra. This works very well for me.

[Gracie1974]

Awww this is such a heart wrenching story. Apologies for only now responding but only just found this site after doing some research on Keppra. I know what you mean about the way ppl view you. I have been on different meds since i was diagnosed in 1997 with complex partial seizures. I have ppl telling me i am rude and ignorant and have an attitude because they think i am rolling my eyes at them I mean really.. like its my fault. You try to explain to them that its not rudeness and what the real reason is and you get the excuses excuses line. The meds i have been on over the years have given me quite a few different side effects. The first time i tried keppra it was with 15oomg eplim (2001) and that didnt go down well. I am now back on keppra after 11 years on its own this time and been on it since 7th november 2012 and already feeling strange, being hungry but cant really face food. Tried two small glasses of low alcohol wine and that played havoc. Feeling tired and headachy. Only on 250mg at the moment but the dosage is going up by 250mg every 2 weeks up to 1000mg.. so fingers crossed it doesnt get any worse.

[keppra_rager_kel]

I have been on Keppra for 3 years, almost 4 now.  I am 28, and I had my first/only grand mal at 23.  I have a great job and a great family, and I've been lucky enough to NOT push everyone out of my life so far.  But I have noticed a build up of aggression and just not being myself.  I used to be happy, all the time, played sports in college (Division I).  I've always been really smart (quick at math, majored in chemistry) and really confident.  Lately, I have lost confidence, I get very angry -- quickly.  And I have lost weight, but I have been trying to eat healthy and work out, to increase natural levels of serotonin to make me happier.  And I have memory black outs, where I cant remember what people just said (some say I am a poor listener and I laugh, but I think its something else). But I will tell you this, if I have any alcohol that rage is severe.  And I take it out on my mother and my very patient boyfriend.  And I cry and feel like I am just stuck sometimes.  And I didn't know what was wrong with me until I read this.  Have you tried anti-depressants along side of Keppra?  I'm thinking of suggesting that to my neurologist, just a small dosage to see if it helps... because nothing, NOTHING is worse than feeling the way I did after that seizure.  And I haven't had one since, so I feel like balancing my mood with stabilizers or anti-depressants may help.  I dont want to take pills, but I don't want to be so angry and Keppra has controlled my seizures so well I feel like I don't want to change that part.  

[heidij]

my name is heidi i am 28 years old i had my first seizure a year ago. i am on 1000 mgs of keppra a day and i just started takingit again a couple days ago and i am the same way depression irritibility crying  all of the above I have horrible dry mouth  and no appetite. i worry all the time and i don't wanna be alone. i have numbness in my feet and i feel like i am going crazy.

[alidaas]

Give little time to the medicine to adjust in your mind and with your body. Everything will be alright after about 6 months from the start of taking your dose.

[meesher]

Every human is different and every one of us has different reactions to different meds.Keppra, which makes me CRAZY is good for many others. My neuro immediately switched me. Now Vimpat and Dilantin work best: but Dilantin or Vimpat has caused tooth decay! My poor hub had to deal with Keppra rage for over a month. Belly busted laugh when he was told it was Keppra, not just me.