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just started keppra
Thu, 02/10/2005 - 20:40Topic: Medication Issues
Diagnosed this past year with complex partial seizures. Doc put me on Topomax and I felt like sleeping ALL of the time. He then tried me on lamictal and I had an allergic reaction. They put me on keppra.Any advice, please?? I'm on 500mg twice a day. I've been on it for 3 days. With the seizures and changing of medication, I feel a huge loss of control with my life. Any advice would be appreciated.Michele
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RE: RE: just started keppra
Submitted by Hope19 on Thu, 2005-02-10 - 20:40
Tara, I was at my doctor yesterday, I also have had the V-EEG's,EEG's Cat scans that all came out fine besides the V-EEG I had 3 episodes on it but they dont know i am now going for a MRI and a Sleep Deprived EEG,I take Dilantian 1,600 mg a day along with Koloinipin and Adavian to controll the Jerks they cant tell me anything but that something worng and the meds are not working,If anyone out there can help please help
RE: just started keppra
Submitted by millsj on Thu, 2005-02-10 - 08:43
i just started that on Tuesday and it makes me a little woosy! i am off balance and very frequently stumble or fall. i fell down the stairs the other morning. It makes me drowsy and very sleepy. But other than that so far things are going okay with Kepra.
RE: just started keppra
Submitted by dolphy on Wed, 2005-02-09 - 00:51
I was diagnosed with Tonic-Clonic at the age of 13. For the past 11 years I have also experienced Absence, Simple/Complex Partial Seizures. I have been on so many differend medications that it is so frustrating that none have had any affects.
I visit my specialist every six months and at my last visit I had recorded 32 mixed episodes within the previous six. Over the past couple of years I have been to do EEG-video monitoring. During 2 x 14day times in hospital I only had one Absense episode which didn't really give anything on the monitor... So the option of surgery was dismissed.
Over the past week I have had many short Absence and Simple Part. that I am scared to be on my own if I start to have funny sensations.
At the last visit to my Doc he put me on Keppra. I am on 1000mg twice a day together with 200mg of Lamictal twice a day. They both seem to have no affect on my seizures at all.
My next visit is in June and I want to discuss the option of surgery again.
Could anyone give me any advice from your experiences or anything...
TARA
I was diagnosed with Tonic-Clonic at the age of 13. For the past 11 years I have also experienced Absence, Simple/Complex Partial Seizures. I have been on so many differend medications that it is so frustrating that none have had any affects.
I visit my specialist every six months and at my last visit I had recorded 32 mixed episodes within the previous six. Over the past couple of years I have been to do EEG-video monitoring. During 2 x 14day times in hospital I only had one Absense episode which didn't really give anything on the monitor... So the option of surgery was dismissed.
Over the past week I have had many short Absence and Simple Part. that I am scared to be on my own if I start to have funny sensations.
At the last visit to my Doc he put me on Keppra. I am on 1000mg twice a day together with 200mg of Lamictal twice a day. They both seem to have no affect on my seizures at all.
My next visit is in June and I want to discuss the option of surgery again.
Could anyone give me any advice from your experiences or anything...
TARA