KEPPRA Reviews (LEVETIRACETAM)Average Rating: 2.7 (198 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare KEPPRA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR KEPPRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | I had a seizure | Just sleepiness | M | 31 | 1 years 2000 MG 4X day | 8/17/2012 | 5 | epilepsy | none | can anyone send me any names of ingredients that can cause siezures besides caffeine please email them to my provided address. | M | 24 | 10 years | 2/9/2006 | 5 | To combat epilectic fits after surg | Tiredness at first | I have regained driving licence back being fit free for 14 months previously having aprox 4 fits a year while taking eppelim | M | 56 | 14 months | 8/22/2005 | 5 | brain surgery AVM | side effect are gone | I am taking keppra as a precaution against seizures post surgery.I had a stroke then surgery. I was given dilantin which made me sleepy,very dizzy,angry, itchy so that I could'nt sleep at night. I got mt doc to change my meds to keppra 500mg/2@day. Itch was gone quickly. The side effects I thought I had from keppra may have been a hangover from dilantin. An hour after my AM dose of keppra I would fall asleep then wake up angry after 2 hours. I am gradually getting steady on my feet, some dizziness may because of my stroke. My last doctor visit he ask me how many seizures I have had and was surprised at none. If I am having any side effects from keppra now I can't tell. I will have to wait until my prescription is complete and see what gets better. | M | 55 | 2 months | 1/26/2007 | 5 | epilesy | M | 42 | 2035 years | 7/11/2004 | 5 | On the primary of getting off!!! | After going through mild seizures for all my life, I would recommend this medicine over Tegretol, Neurontin, and many others I've been prescribed to. Even then after I've been prescribed to this medicine, I also under went surgery. I still am taking this medication until the doctor breaks it down. | I thank God for the blessing I have gotten from this medicine. | M | 24 | 2 years | 2/4/2004 | 5 | Temporal Lobe Seizures | No side effects | I have been strugling with TLS for a long time. Lots of medicines later. I switched doctors and he suggested taking Keppra. I have not had a seizure since!!! | M | 19 | 8 months | 5/27/2002 | 5 | Epilepsy (GrandMal) | Minimal. Nothing I didn't already experience on other medications thus possibly eliminating them as actual side effects of Keppra. | This one's been a godsend for me. I failed Dilantin (aggression), Neurontin (made seizures worse), Tegretol (ineffectiveness after 5 years despite increase in dosage along with interactions with other new meds I had to take) and Topamax (I flipped out on this after the first, lowest dose. 6 hour panic attack). My neurologist was initially hesitant to put me on this because I did fit the general profile of those who tend to be affected by the aggression side effects of Keppra... but this has never happened to me. I no longer have to deal with the brain fog side effects common to anticonvulsants, and that alone makes this one a dream. Seems to be very effective in monotherapy for controlling my seizures despite this not being explicitly approved for such. Have not had any seizure attacks requiring hospitalization to break them since starting Keppra. | M | 30 | 3 years | 8/7/2009 | 5 | CPS SGTCS | I have.been using Keppra @ 500 mg twice a day. The use of Keppra and Vimpat has totaly controled my seizures. The unusual side effects that I get is the feeling of dizziness a couple of time a day 3 or 4 times a week. Short term memory loss is very present. A strange side effect is the vision in my right eye will black out for a few seconds once or twice a week. I had this effect with an AED taken several years ago however as soon as this AED was removed this side effect disappeared. Don't know if this is an effect of Keppra or Vimpat. Will discus this with the epiloptologist. | M | 63 | 2 years 500 x 2 | 9/23/2014 | 5 | my son started having seizures | This medicine has worked well with minimal side effects.. some mood swings in beginning but he also takes 20 mg of prozac daily and that has leveled out his behavoirs. My son is also autistic and has had behavior probs all his life but no major issues with Keppra.seems to be doing great for him! | M | 18 | 1 years 1500mg | 4/14/2016 | 5 | seizures | intermittent dizziness,light headaches,decreased stamina,thin skin | Suffered seizures from removal of a JPA. Don't know if any of these are a result of the keppra or just having some guys fingers in my brain. I can live with all these things. Better than the alternative! | M | 58 | 7 years 750 2X day | 3/13/2017 | 5 | Stop seizures after brain surgery | It is working with keeping seizures at bay. I had an EEG. They found seizure activity and I have to take it for another year. Than another EEG. | I just wipes me out. I have 0 energy and Sleepy all the time. I get a good nights rest. Just no energy at all. I had two hematomas removed after a fall. And developed another after the surgery. That one absorbed. I can use any energy supplements due to concerns about the leading to another hematoma. | M | 64 | 1 years 1000mg 2X day | 3/25/2021 | 4 | Epilepsy - GM Seizure | Irritation, Depression, Fatigue. | I was taking 2,500 per day and recently switched to Keppra XR. 3 years - no seizures. So far, aside from the side effects, the drug works and I will stay on it. | M | 51 | 3 years | 3/17/2009 | 4 | seizures following cerebral hem. | quite a bit of sleepiness, following increased dosage | My dad has used Keppra since 2002, as an alternative to Dilantin which was making him out of it 24 hours a day. Keppra clearly has enabled him to walk better and stay awake better during the day, and he's been happy with it. (I actually wrote to the company that manufacturers Keppra to thank them because we have been so grateful that he is off Dilantin.) No more seizures till 2008, after which Keppra dosage increased from 1000 to 1500mg/day. Now has more sleepiness, muscles not as strong. No mood issues, but he takes Zoloft concurrently. He takes a total of nine drugs including Plavix, Terazosin, BP and cholestrol meds, etc--so hard to know which ones may also contribute to symptoms, plus he has sleep apnea. | M | 84 | 7 years | 3/29/2009 | 4 | simple partial seizures | a little skiddish and un-nerved. For example, someone honking a horn will put me over the edge for awhile. insomnia... but feel pretty sharp. | Taking as a suppliment to lamictal. Needed as a result of a tumor removal. | M | 7 years | 3/29/2009 | 4 | epilepsy - jme | some headaches, mild weight gain. | are these side effects common with this drug? My MD recommended keppra as a alternative to Depakote, he indicated that keppra might offset the weight gain attributed to Depakote. Has anyone found this to be the case? | M | 50 | 3 months | 1/13/2005 | 4 | Epileptic fits following surgery. | Tiredness at first. | Since taking Kepra June 04 I have not had any fits. Before this in a 1 year period i had 4. | M | 55 | 9 months | 2/11/2005 | 4 | SEIZURES | IT HELPPED AT FIRST BUT I THINK IM GETTING UESD TO IT HAD 4 THIS YEAR AND CANT GO NO HIGHER WITH THIS | M | 45 | 5 years | 11/13/2006 | 4 | SEIZURES | IT HELPPED AT FIRST BUT I THINK IM GETTING UESD TO IT HAD 4 THIS YEAR AND CANT GO NO HIGHER WITH THIS | M | 45 | 5 months | 11/13/2006 | 3 | JME (Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy) | TIRED 24/7 Not getting things done on time. Always forgetting things I did or said just a day before. SEVERE chest and back acne, zits and pimples. I thought it was my diet but it isnt. Keppra WILL cause acne. Most people (including me) feel weak and unable/unmotivated to do things. It's hard enough to even leave my bed after Ive gotten 10+ hours of sleep. I just want to stay in bed and veg out all the TIME!! | Keppra on one note is helpful. It is EXTREMELY good for you in the sense that it is totally filtered through your body and digested. It is not stored, absorbed or residual medication left behind in your system. This was a breakthrough for seizure medication because it had little to NO harm on your body. No liver or kidney issues. Its great. But the side affects of this medication (AED) really mess up a SOCIAL and UP BEAT persons life big time. If you work in a cubical, hate your life and or job and arent married or have children... then this medication is for you. If you like to laugh, be physically active, play sports, be sexual and romantic, have a loving and caring relationship or have a life then Keppra is NOT for you. Keppra, although, did stop my seizures and at a VERY low dosage of only half a pill (250 MG) a day. Occasionally I could ween off of it for a few days and then would get small twitches or minor seizures that I Was conscious for. | M | 24 | 6 years 250 1X day | 7/16/2012 |
KEPPRA (LEVETIRACETAM): Levetiracetam is used with other medications to treat seizures (epilepsy). It belongs to a class of drugs known as anticonvulsants. Levetiracetam may decrease the number of seizures you have. FDA Approval Date: 1999-11-30 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)