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 |
| 2 | Seizures | Anxiety, depression, rage that subsided 2-3 weeks after each med increase; after reaching a therapeutic dose, increased seizures. | M | 7 | 3 months | 9/22/2007 | 3 | seizures | Stirred up - pissed off | Well it helped but had some unpleasant affects at higher doses, short temper and really amped up | M | 28 | 400 days | 8/12/2007 | 1 | petit mal seizures/jme | Keppra was a very wierd, unpleasant experience for me. Headaches, exhaustion, overall weakness, falling asleep in the afternoon and then not being able to sleep at night, pain around my eyes, slow reactions. It caused a wierd seizure after the second day of taking it-I was injured after walking into a pillar. My overall reaction times and thinking were slowed down by the keppra. When I wasn't falling asleep I was forgetting things. Doctor took me off of it and I continued to have trouble sleeping and being depressed or irritable, really nasty moods..I'm still waiting for it to get out of my system two 1/2 weeks later, still very depressed. I had so many new symptoms to keep track of, it was hard to know if it helped my seizures, possibly, but it altered the type of seizures I was having such that they were longer than usual. | F | 47 | 1 months | 6/27/2007 | 3 | Epilepsy-Grand Mal Seizures | weight gain (20lbs in 2 months), lethargy, nausea, severe depression | It worked well, but it did not control myoclonic seizures, only the grand mal. Side effects were a b*tch. | F | 20 | 2 years | 6/19/2007 | 4 | partial seizures after brain tumor | A little fatique, sometimes problems finding a word, sometimes dizziness, hair loss. Some of these things I'm not sure are from the drug, given that I'm also on Lamictal and there may be lingering results from surgery and radiation | I've been on 500 mg twice a day for about a year, added to Lamictal after a seizure. Going to increase to 750mg twice a day because had another seizure last week (1st in a year), and if increasing dosage doesn't work then we'll try another medication. For now, the hair loss is the only side effect that really bothers me, and would probably occur with other medications anyway. | F | 37 | 1 years | 4/25/2007 | 3 | Brain tumor surgery | No siezures since surgery, thus the 3 rating, but I've had exhaustion, been dizzy off and on although that's finally gotten better, coordination and balance problems, severe mood swings & crying jags, hair loss and breakage, physical pain throughout body and especially in joints lately, to the point of not being able to move about easily, leg weakness, intestinal problems, itching and hives. Lower dose of 1000 mg of Keppra per day stopped hair loss. I take Vit B6, 200 mg. per day and it brought the mood swings way down to manageable, can't tolerate the cold, but suddenly can get hot indoors when it's freezing out, especially at night, addictive thoughts & feelings where I suddenly desperately & intensely need chocolate or salty things, want to drink, or have sex. Very intense although taking the B6 has also brought those feelings under control. Worried about the leg and joint pains, my knees are clicking and feel like the bones are turning or twisting, also some burning f | F | 59 | 8 months | 3/9/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | brain tumor related seizure prevent | minor sleepiness, occasional minor dizziness | a blessing after dilantin! | F | 44 | 16 months | 8/15/2006 | 3 | Grand mal epilepsy | fatigue, somnolence, hostility, hair loss, very low blood pressure (65/35) | Seems to be doing the trick, in conjunction with tegretol and lamictal. side effects are affecting quality of life, though. | F | 25 | 1 months | 8/9/2006 | 1 | partial simple seizures | Memory loss (short & long), losing words, can't get words out of mouth. Confusion, extreme fear, can't think logically or figure things out. Verbally impulsive, significant weight loss, can't proof read, emotions waaaay out of control. | This drug had a complete paradoxical effect for me. Every bad sympton I had got LOTS worse, especially the seizures. This drug made me want to be checking into a mental hospital. | F | 42 | 4 weeks | 7/31/2006 | 3 | TL seizures/aneurysm scars | difficulty staying asleep, emotional over reaction | transitioning on keppra from trileptal. taking both simultaneously during phasein, phase out. I'm emotional and upset about a job loss, so is it me or Keppra? A brain-mind conundrum No seizures though. | F | 59 | 11 days | 4/11/2006 | 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 | 4 | epilepsy | Some weight gain and slight difficulty in sleeping (problems staying asleep once I have fallen asleep). | I have been taking this in conjunction with Lamictal and it has been the only thing to control my seizures without really horrible side effects. | F | 30 | 4 months | 9/27/2005 | 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 | 4 | partial complex seizures | I have been taking Keppra for a little over 2 years and was almost seizure free EXCEPT that I am losing alot of hair. And I mean alot of hair. I have also experienced alot of muscle weakness. | F | 41 | 2 years | 7/28/2005 | 4 | partial complex seizures | I have been taking Keppra for a little over 2 years and was almost seizure free EXCEPT that I am losing alot of hair. And I mean alot of hair. I have also experienced alot of muscle weakness. I also have alot of extreme mood swings. | F | 41 | 2 years | 7/28/2005 | 4 | partial complex seizures | I have been taking Keppra for a little over 2 years and was almost seizure free EXCEPT that I am losing alot of hair. And I mean alot of hair. I also experience muscle weakness and extreme mood swings. | F | 41 | 2 years | 7/28/2005 | 1 | Migraine prevention | Weight gain, puffy face, severe calf muscle cramps, knee pain to the point I was bedridden for 6 days and now have torn ligaments. Was only on Keppra three weeks. | It did not prevent my headaches from occurring. | F | 60 | 3 weeks | 6/24/2005 |