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 | epilesy | M | 42 | 2035 years | 7/11/2004 | 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 | Adjunct w/Lamictal for JME | At first, mood swings. I stopped it for several years. Restarted in 2009. Now, its side effects make it possible to take Lamictal, which 99% controls my grand mal seizures. Without it, Lamictal makes me not think, talk, write, walk, like a normal person. Keppra is a nootropic, it definitely has cognition-enhancing properties. I was going off it then my Lamictal bad side effects came back, so my neuro agreed to leave me on Keppra. 500mg, morning & night. Make sure your pharmacy doesn't switch manufacturers, however... it affected me differently with another company's generic brand. I take the generic, levetiracetam, made by CAMBER. I truly believe it's not simply an AED; it is a miracle drug for me, as it seems to help tremendously with my memory & adhd issues. | F | 35 | 10 years 500mg X2 | 7/30/2013 | 5 | Absence/tonic clonic, eyelid myoclo | Frequent keppra rage, alternating moods, ongoing depression, extreme tiredness, social and emotional detachment, impaired mental processes, vitamin D deficiency, impaired balance and walking co-ordination, neck pain/rash, itchy skin/scalp, hip/legs/joint pain, worsening sinusitis along with abnormal liver and kidney function. Neurologists all say very safe drug, don't be fooled, not much is known about this relatively new drug only that it works for some with good control and not others and is supposedly excreted through the kidneys but at what cost. Online evidence suggests that it can contribute to Cardio Vascular Disease. Do your research, very rarely Neurologists will very rarely give concise advice or factual information about the AEDs they prescribe. If an AED controls your condition/s there job is done, your general health and wellbeing or any impact caused by the drug/s prescribed is not their problem nor as they say 'within their expertise' and if you want answers to your que | F | 51 | 8 years 500 mg 2X day | 3/25/2014 | 3 | partial complex epilepsy of the tem | When I first started taking Keppra, I recall having dry mouth symptoms. Later, I started detecting an allergic reaction to what might have been the fillers used in Keppra. I complained to the drug manufacturer a few times. Whether it was the quality control department or the pharmacies that got down to the problem I don't know but I stopped getting sinus inflammation or an upset stomach. When this was going on it wasn't every time I got a prescription refill that I had those symtpoms. It was happening every now and then. I was told that the fillers used in Keppra were not always the same ones. The problem got fixed along the way and this was the brand Keppra not the generic. Recently, I am now on the generic but I have to give it time. It seems that I might be having a reaction to my amalgam-silver fillings and a gold crown molar tooth. I have dental expenses to take care of before saying it is a side-effect of the generic brand. I plan on removing amalgam fillings and getting | When I first started taking keppra, I had a sharper focus on studying. Additionally, I felt more alert and energetic. Over the years, the heightened energy wore off. I continued to take Keppra because it helps me feel more balanced. Additionally, it does not cause fatigue or sleepiness like other anti-convulsants. I do not want to take a supplement with Keppra because I don't want to encounter adverse side effects from other meds that could have more serious consequences. Keppra is regarded as to be low risk for kidney problems. I experienced no aggressive behavior on this drug. As for seizures, I was told at the beginning keppra alone is not going to stop seizures. I was diagnosed with an underlying seizure of the temporal lobe of the brain at that time. Additionally, I was diagnosed positive for meniere's disease before I started keppra. I had several meniere's episode before taking keppra. Later I was told that in my case meniere's episodes were likely to be part of the epilepsy condition rather than an independent disorder. I agree with this because I get over the meniere's episodes in a shorter time than people with true meniere's disease. I continued keppra because it made me feel balanced. Over time seizures which only happened in my sleep became more graphic but the frequency of seizures was the same (occasional). No pattern was evident and I do not relate this to keppra because the causation is the environment. Keppra did not increase frequency of seizur | F | 57 | 8 years | 11/5/2009 | 1 | Epilepsy | Depression, rage, anger, anxiety.. | Don't bother | F | 25 | 8 years 3000 | 6/24/2020 | 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 | none | some people with seizure issues are complaining that Keppra causes short term memory loss | F | 40 | 7 years 3000 MG 1X day | 6/2/2013 | 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 | Tiredness, mood swings. | Tiredness has been counterbalanced since i've been taking 300mg lamictal bd. | F | 29 | 7 years 1000mg bd | 5/13/2015 | 2 | Epilepsy | Tiredness, gradual sadness, bad memory, anger, rage, crying, wanting to leave my life, trapped feeling, anxiety, suicidal thoughts.Lack of feelings like joy and love. Not being able to think straight. These side effects came on gradually | I went to drs about how i felt, they offered me cbt, then diagnosed me with GAD, put me on pregabalin which also gave me suicidal thoughts, i tried to commit suicide, failed and came off pregabalin, although the drs denied that they could be the cause. I still took keppra not realising it was this causing the anxiety, just after going on keppra i'd met someone and we later moved in together. They stood by me throughout all of this but in the end my thoughts were so distorted that i blamed them for all the things i was feeling, when they left i felt nothing, after 5 1/2 years i felt NOTHING, not until i started to have a breakdown and decided it was the keppra did i feel anything, months after they left i went through the process of them leaving me(me breaking us up). They'd moved on by then, i lost them, friends and a god son. Keppra did control my seizures but at the cost of my life, i'd rather have the occasional seizure! | F | 40 | 7 years 500mg 2X day | 10/21/2012 | 4 | Seizure disorder | Had depression and crying spells, as well as insomnia. | Had complete seizure control on this medication, but eventually had to go off because I couldn't stand only getting 5-6 hrs of sleep per night. Depression was helped with an antidepressant and did go away after going off Keppra. | F | 39 | 6 years 500 mg 2X day | 7/27/2011 | 4 | Cavernoma & Craniotomy | Rage, Extreme anger issues (broke someones car windshield for making me angry) had no previous criminal record, need a daily nap in the middle of the day, hair loss, dry feet, Generic Keppra does NOT WORK! This drug caused me major weight gain of 100 pounds in 6 years. | I am on 3,000 (yes three thousand) mg of Keppra and still having breakthrough seizures. Tried weening off the drug and seizures changed into longer episodes. Also just started Topamax 200 so we will see how this goes. | F | 28 | 6 years | 8/5/2009 | 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 | 4 | epilepsy | F | 58 | 5 years 750 4X day | 3/8/2010 | 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 | epilepsy | weight gain, memory loss and sluggish | F | 63 | 5 years | 5/23/2009 | 3 | Generalised clonic tonic seizures | Sleepy for first while but good effect from drug. Needed other drugs added over time as was seizure free on Keppra for a year then things changed. Status over eight times in a few months. And seizures would be 45 mins to 6 hours long. Now on lamotrigine and epliem and things are brilliant. Only seizing once every 15-20 days for a ten min clonic tonic. This i would recommend. We have tried clobazam phenytoin etc but this is the best mix | F | 5 | 5 years 600mg bd | 1/6/2014 | 3 | Epilepsy | Mood swings headaches irritable don't want to do anything | I am 55 and epileptic since 12, my medication changed from tegratol to keppea 5 years ago due to having a liver transplant, I was very ill during the recovery and put none of it down to kepra, I had increased seizures a year ago and could not tolerate the higher dose prescribed so cut back to the same as before. A year on so 5 years on kepra and I'm getting terrible mood swings headaches etc, I seem to be down far more than happy, has anyone else started getting side effects after being on kepra so long or could it be something else? | M | 55 | 5 years 750 x 2 | 6/17/2017 |
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)