Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Keppra Posted: 03-05-05 03:12am
Hello everyone,
anyone else out
there on keppra have problems with
diarrhoea? And being thristy. And having
to pee alot.
I am on 750mg morning and night added with
2400mg epilim. ( sodium
valproate)
i space out alot and hear things sometimes
like a whisper of my name being called
otherwise works for me but the diarrhoea
part is a pain.
Ive lost over 5kgs in under 3 weeks.
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jb606
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Posts: 2 Location: MD USA
That Doesnt Sound Fun Posted: 03-05-05 07:29am
Sami i've been on keppra for about a year
now and understand some of the problems
you are having. When I take my keppra I
get really tired and spaced out for a bit.
I also tend to get real thirsty durning
the day and first thing in the morning.
I take 1000mg morning and night. The
other problems you are having might be the
epilm reacting with the keppra. You
might want to call your doctor as soon as
you can. Make sure your drinking lots
of fluids the medication isnt very good
for you kidneys if your dehydrated.
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sami_1982
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Thanks Jb606 Posted: 03-08-05 00:23am
Hi
I am still new to this epilepsy thing.
As it hasnt been apart of me my entire
life only just the last 15months I have
been diagnosed. I do agree though jb606
it could very well be my epilim doing
things to me. But that seemed to be the
only medicaion to controll my grand mal
seizures. I am just afraid if I mention
everything that I will get taken off them
and then they will come back again. I
really hate them. As of late I havent had
a grand mal or a prper partial like grand
mal if you know what I mean. When your
whole body is shaking and you cant stop it
or anything and best ive found out is to
not fight it because it only helps it go
longer.
Thankyou jb606
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sami_1982
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Thanks Jb606 Posted: 03-08-05 00:24am
Hi
I am still new to this epilepsy thing.
As it hasnt been apart of me my entire
life only just the last 15months I have
been diagnosed. I do agree though jb606
it could very well be my epilim doing
things to me. But that seemed to be the
only medicaion to controll my grand mal
seizures. I am just afraid if I mention
everything that I will get taken off them
and then they will come back again. I
really hate them. As of late I havent had
a grand mal or a prper partial like grand
mal if you know what I mean. When your
whole body is shaking and you cant stop it
or anything and best ive found out is to
not fight it because it only helps it go
longer.
Thankyou jb606
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sami_1982
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Thanks Jb606 Posted: 03-08-05 00:24am
Hi
I am still new to this epilepsy thing.
As it hasnt been apart of me my entire
life only just the last 15months I have
been diagnosed. I do agree though jb606
it could very well be my epilim doing
things to me. But that seemed to be the
only medicaion to controll my grand mal
seizures. I am just afraid if I mention
everything that I will get taken off them
and then they will come back again. I
really hate them. As of late I havent had
a grand mal or a prper partial like grand
mal if you know what I mean. When your
whole body is shaking and you cant stop it
or anything and best ive found out is to
not fight it because it only helps it go
longer.
Thankyou jb606
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sami_1982
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Thanks Jb606 Posted: 03-08-05 00:26am
Hi
I am still new to this epilepsy thing.
As it hasnt been apart of me my entire
life only just the last 15months I have
been diagnosed. I do agree though jb606
it could very well be my epilim doing
things to me. But that seemed to be the
only medicaion to controll my grand mal
seizures. I am just afraid if I mention
everything that I will get taken off them
and then they will come back again. I
really hate them. As of late I havent had
a grand mal or a prper partial like grand
mal if you know what I mean. When your
whole body is shaking and you cant stop it
or anything and best ive found out is to
not fight it because it only helps it go
longer.
Thankyou jb606
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longtimer
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 3 Location: australia
Re: Keppra Posted: 05-01-05 03:29am
sami_1982
wrote:
hello everyone,
anyone else out
there on keppra have problems with
diarrhoea? And being thristy. And
having to pee alot.
I am on 750mg morning and night added with
2400mg epilim. (
sodium valproate)
i space out alot and hear things sometimes
like a whisper of my name being called
otherwise works for me but the diarrhoea
part is a pain.
Ive lost over 5kgs in under 3
weeks.
this is a new medicine for me its improved
my problem but I have problem in contact
with people around me and my feeling of me
doing thing incorrectly that gives me a
very low feeling at the time. I am
finding it harder to talk to the wife in
that she aggregates me so easily with her
discussions. I take 3x 400mg tegretol and
2x keppra 500mg tablet a day one apon my
getting up and the other when I getting
ready for bed.
I can go either way I may go a week with
out going to the toilet the other each day
almost by the clock. While I was
travelling it was like 3 weeks with almost
zero toiletly being needed.
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sami_1982
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Australia
Hello Again Posted: 05-11-05 23:51pm
Dear everyone thankyou for your replys.
I was on tegretol cr and I was at 800mg
doesage. It made me get mad alot and my
aggression was out of controll. I think
that you should talk to your dr as soon
asap. Get off of it tegretol almost sent
me round the twist I didnt know what was
real and what was not anymore when I was
on it.
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mallorimartin
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Kansas
Keppra Posted: 05-17-05 18:47pm
This is response to sami, I was on keppra
for about three months until I had a huge
seizure. Usually my seizures are just
spacing out for 15-20 seconds. The
keppra wasn't working at all and I was
taking 8 pills a day, 4 in the morning and
4 at night plus one other medication and
still didn't control them. One day in
the morning a little while after I took my
medicine I had a seizure where my eyes
rolled in the back of my head and I was
mumbling and I feel to the ground and
scraped myself. It was not good, so if
you can, try to change your medicine.
