Keppra and rage

I have been taking Keppra for 3 years. I take it with Carbatrol. I am lucky. I have only had one seizure but since i have a spot on my brain the doctors advised it best that I continue taking meds. I started with Depakote but it made me tired and fat. Then I took Tegretol for a long time until switching to a new doctor. It was the best move I ever made. When he added Keppra I went from having one focal point (aura) a month to almost one a year! No more migranes and it has made my thinking sharper. Things that never made sense in high school/college seem to jump right out at me. Plus I am more alert and my problem solving is better. About the rage. I wish someone would have told me about it. I still wouldn't stop taking it. I don't mind it. I just found out a week ago that my anger was caused by the Keppra. My family and friends all thought I was just a jackass. Now I have a reason. My biggest problem is nagging. When my mother or another family member "nags" me about something I have already set my mind on I can literally feel the rage "switch on" and it is hard as hell to turn it off. I wouldn't recommend Keppra for children for this reason, however, I seem to feel better after going running or talking to someone that will just let me vent like a therapist. I don't recommend talking to my mother. She seems to think that I can just control it. Of course when she says this I "switch on" and then usually make her cry. Has anyone else taking Keppra also felt apathetic toward serious situations? My grandmother fell once while I was taking her to the beauty shop. while everyone else was scrambling around the place wondering what to do I made the call to 911, took care of dealing with the EMT's like showing them her meds, made sure I called the right family and friends and then fixed myself a sandwich and watched TV. I don't mind the "grace under pressure" but I am not sure this is how I would have reacted 3 years ago. Scott PS> if Keppra works for you I would continue to take it. Let your family know about the anger. My doctor tells me that this is my problem and it's important for me to be in control of the seizures. Since I am now in control I don't want to lose control again. Maybe it's different for me. I don't have any small children nor am I married. I share a house with my brother who knows how to not get me angry and the "anger" actually helps me in my job when dealing with difficult people. All I am saying is what my doctor told me. "if it works for you then tell everyone else to 'deal with it;"

Hi- I have been on Keppra for more than a year. I went thru rage, delusions and confusion for about the first six months. Then, I lost most of my friends here because they could not desl with me either. Finslly I went to my Doctor snd he put me on Cymbalta, an antidepressant to balance me out. It's helped the rage part but the confusion is still there. If you go off do it very slowly because you go thru the rage thing again, at least in my case. Some people do really well on it. I still take a little every day and hope someday to get off entirely. Good Luck Joan