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 |
| 1 | Stress induced/non specific seizure | Kepp-Rage. Complete Sedation. Anxiety. | I developed this seizure disorder after my divorce at age 37. Absolutely horrible medication. When I returned to my doctor, rather than inform me that the rage/irritability was due to keppra, I was given a refill of an anti depressant I'd not needed in over a year. (I have PTSD, anxiety disorder and depression from a serious accident that I am trying to control without meds.) A pharmacy student enlightened me as to rage being the chief complaint of keppra users. It took exactly 7 hours for me to turn into a complete monster. My better half simply breathing made me want to tear his head off. A regular customer of mine lost her father due to the side effects of Keppra. His fits of rage put him in a care facility, where he died 16 hours later of a stress related massive coronary. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG - IT'S NOT WORTH YOUR SANITY. | F | 53 | 3 days 2X day | 1/6/2015 | 1 | I had a Subarachnoid hemorrhage | I was prescribed keppra due to having a seizure during a Subarachnoid hemorrhage . I had never had a seizure prior to this and I haven't had one since. I don't like how this drug makes me feel. I have discomfort in my chest, my hair us falling out , I'm gaining weight and it makes me hurt all over without any energy .i want to stop taking this !!! | F | 49 | 6 weeks 2000mg | 1/4/2015 | 2 | juvenile myoclonic epilepsy | Extreme sleepiness. And that is an understatement. I am sleeping all the time, and when im not asleep it is hard for me to function properly, because of how tired I am. It is a miserable situation. I cannot stay awake while on these meds. | Yes, Keppra has gotten rid of my myoclonic & grand mal seizures..which is great.. But like I said, I cannot stay awake. I cannot enjoy my seizure free life cuz I'm either 1) sleeping, or 2) wanting to go to sleep so badly. Its horrible. My neurologist told me I would just have to deal with it. | F | 27 | 1 years 500 mg 2X day | 12/27/2014 | 3 | Seizures | The light headiness and dizziness is constant. Some days are worse than others. Though this is well documented pharmaceutical side effect, the Neurologist would not accept this as a side effect. Stated the condition was from anxiety! Not so. I do not have anxiety! At least I am seizure free - after a one off series of 3 seizures in July this year. | Commencing Lamictal as the replacement drug. Over the next 6 - 7 weeks, I will be tapering off the Keppra and be on a maintenance dose of Lamictal 100mg BD. | F | 64 | 5 months 500 mgs 2X day | 11/27/2014 | 1 | Seizures | Extreme overreactions to normal situations. I became very depressed and cry a lot. I also can become very angry and also quite tired. | A horrible medication , created a lot more problems than it fixed. | F | 16 | 3 weeks | 11/24/2014 | 1 | Epilepsy | I have been taking keppra for a while now because i have JME which is epilepsy. Ever since i have been on this medication I have experienced weight gain, and my anger has gotten worse. Even at night I can not get to sleep for a couple of hours, maybe not until 3 in the morning. I have also recently been diagnosed with cataracts in both of my eyes! | F | 21 | 3 years 500mg | 11/19/2014 | 5 | Epilepsy | I take mine at night they can make me sleepy. So I take them before I go to bed. This med needs to be taken at the same time everyday and never forgotten. My blood level is Therapudic. The only way it will work is to take it at the same time everyday. KEPPRA is a strong working med. Ask your Dr about Keppra! | F | 52 | 1 days 3000 mg | 10/31/2014 | 1 | epilepsy | extreme depression and mood swings, heart palpitations, rage | this was the most horrible drug for me that i have ever taken. i was in a black mood all the time, didn't want to be around anyone, even family. now i know what the keppra rage was all about. would throw and break things, packed my stuff and almost moved out of my house due to something stupid that happened. i always advise my family and friends about possible side effects with my seizure meds and what to look for. all of them were advising me within two weeks that i needed to get off this medication that i was impossible to deal with. several people asked me about being suicidal because the depression was so bad. (i was not.) | F | 49 | 3 months 50 2X day | 10/29/2014 | 1 | complex partial seizures | Nausea and it actually increased the seizures! | F | 30 | 3 weeks 500mg | 10/29/2014 | 1 | seizures | Weight began to soar after two years. Switch without warning to extended release and within three weeks was headed into kidney failure. Problems with anger and short term memory. Hate the stuff and fired neurologist. | F | 55 | 4 years 1000 mg | 10/25/2014 | 1 | For seizures | I also experience keppra rage I get so angey so quickly that its affecting my relationship with my mate. He said I have this look about me that is scary | F | 49 | 2 years 750 mgs | 10/20/2014 | 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 | 3 | after craniotomy/meningioma surgery | I feel weak when getting up walking or going down stairs. I have epic moments of rage - usually directed at my husband. He tries to understand, but it's getting old. Some short memory loss and struggle to complete a sentence frequently. I think my mouth seems a little spastic sometimes and bite my tongue or inside of cheek. I have more tremors (including head) than I ever did before. I have essential / familial tremors and have had those for decades. I have numbing in my feet, but not sure if that is due to this generic version of Keppra or not. | Had an EEG last week and neurologist said I have irritable brain waves. Yes, I am IRRITATED! I had one grand mal seizure and then a meningioma was discovered and removed. My life has changed forever since then. I will need to be on this drug for at least another year to control the potential of having another seizure. Don't feel very social anymore & don't care. If this drug is saving my life - I am grateful for that though. It is just a tough medicine to tolerate. | F | 68 | 1 years 500 2X day | 8/22/2014 | 3 | petit mal seizures | Drowsiness Dizziness Dry mouth Episodes of apathy, unexplained sadness and very angry thoughts Mild anxiety attacks Vivid dreams that make me feel tired when I wake up. Makes me breakout By the way, I am taking 150mg 3x a day as well as Lamictal (100mg 3x a day). This is the highest dosage I've had so far. | F | 32 | 4 years 500mg 3x | 8/21/2014 | 3 | Seizures | Ever since I've started taking keppra I've felt anxiety like symptoms. It seems to worse as years pass. I don't like hanging out with friends and family. I always used to do this before. I get nervous and shaky around others. I've experienced more acne than before. More boil like or ingrown hair. Seems to make my body more hairier than before. I'm also on dilantin. My seizures have reduced but I don't know if it's worth it. | M | 38 | 4 years 2000mg | 7/31/2014 | 2 | Complex Partial Seizures | I have been highly irritated!!! Bad RAGE! There are many times I tell people what I think... And I DONT care (I'm normally very sweet/calm). I have been VERY depressed and sad. Have had suicidal/morbid thoughts. Ive also had BAD cystic acne on my face, neck & back. It hurts!!! Not to mention weight gain. Ugh! And that isn't all, I CANT sleep and when I do sleep I'm only half asleep or I dream THE ENTIRE TIME! It's so frustrating!!!!!!!!! Insomnia does not help the rage or depression. The ONLY good thing is that the seizures have gone down. But sometimes I'd rather have them than ALL these side effects! | F | 29 | 2 months 3,000 MG | 7/26/2014 | 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 | 5 | Nerve pain, migraine prevention | Dry mouth | This has been a life saver for me. I had terrible experiences with other anti seizure meds for migraine prevention. But with Keppra I went from bed ridden chronic daily migraines to employed full time with treatable migraines 4-6 tines per month. | F | 45 | 8 months 1,000MG 2X day | 3/25/2014 | 3 | Prophylactic - post craniotomy | Dizziness, drowsiness, vocal cord dysfunction, depression | I was put on Keppra after a craniotomy to remove a very large meningioma (left frontal lobe, convexity). I had never had a seizure prior to surgery, and I didn't have one post surgery, so I guess it worked. But the side effects were brutal. I was stepped down the last 10 days (500 mg 1 time per day). | F | 62 | 5 weeks 500mg 2X day | 3/19/2014 | 1 | Absence seizures | Suicidal ideation and depression with very little efficacy in controlling seizures. Horrible fits of rage and overall apathy in all things. Keppra was a nightmare! | F | 12 | 3 months 500 mg bid | 2/28/2014 |