Hi I'm 5 months pregnant, I've been having fits so I've had to try keppra Im already on 700 mg lamotrigine! I'm worried about the side affects I'm gonna have I'm emotional and tired all the time as it is anyway!
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.
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..
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.
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.
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.