I have a question for all you Keppra users
out there. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy
when I was born and then around age 12, I
was off meds and haven't had a seizure
until about a week and half ago (I'm 24
years old now). The doctor put me on
Keppra which I've never used before and
since I've been on it I have been so
depressed. Its hard to smile about
anything and I'm always upset and easily
irritable. I also can't sleep at night and
I find it difficult to focus and I easily
forget what I'm talking about or why I
began doing something. Could this be from
the Keppra?? It's only been a week, but I
heard these are typical side affects, do
they ever go away?
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coolcat46
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Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
melaz4 Posted: 06-08-08 23:50pm
Hi I have just joined today the 10th june.
I am getting off keppra and have been on
it for 1 year. My name is grace and keppra
can cause pyscosis and deppression and
anxiety. The pyscosis is terrible because
this feeling comes over you and you get
thoughts in your head saying your dieing
and all negative things. I see a
counseller and she siad it could be panic
anxiety attacks. Then I mentioned it to my
neurologist and she referred me to see a
physciatrist. She said what else are you
on besides the keppra and I told her i Had
restless legs syndrome and told her the
name of the medication I was on she looked
on the computer and said go off the meds
you are taking for the legs and that
should get rid of the Physcosis. It took
alot of it away but not all. She then told
me its the keppra and you need to get off
it because I was getting suicidel thoughts
of wishing I was dead rather than have
this horrible feeling and it was worse
during and before that time of the month.
I was fine until they increased the keppra
back in december 2007 then I woke during
the night feeling like it was the end of
my time. I was terrified. So it is the
keppra makingyou feel depressed. I am on
dilantin just to get off the keppra then
they will try me on a different drug and
wean me off the dillantin. Dillantin was
the first drug I went on and it was good
for 8 years then it stopped working. It
did make me put on weight though and
caused gingivitis. Hope this has helped
you.
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