I would be interested in finding info. On that issue also.

Hello
I have been taking epilim for just over 1 yr now and I am on 2400mg a day of it. I have had alot of weight gain. 15-20kgs. I am from australia. I am also on keppra now mixing with the epilim. I take 1000mg a day of the keppra. Keppra is supposed to be good with weight loss. Epilim has a bad side effect of weight gain and I have spoken to my dr about it many times. To me it makes me feel hungry all the time. I have tryied to keep fruit around and stop eating bread.

I have lost a little but only 3 kgs of what I have gained. I somewhat depresses me that I have to take this to stop my seizures and yet it creates another problem.

I have just been trying to eat healthy. My partner is diabetic and I have been eating a more healthy diet with a lite walk in the evening.

Also I have one question have you had any problems with swelling in the ankles? Sometimes I get swelling in the ankles. I know its not from the keppra.

I wish there was more information out there for epileptics and what you could eat. Prehaps a dietician would be a good start.

Ciao sami

oh if you hear of a good weight loss programme please let me know.
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I had a really bad ankle swelling problem last year. I had loads of blood tests and they all came back clear. Maybe it could have been related to the epilim afterall. I'm not a small person by any means, and I do understand that larger people are prone to ankle swelling. On the other hand i'm male, and in my late 20's... And it's rare for young males to get swollen ankles apparently.

I just added you to my msn. I think I did it right, i'm using trillian, not the actual msn software.