Can Keppra actually cause you to have seizures?

[forward2007]

I know this might sound paranoid, but I have had three of what would be considered partial simple seizures since I started taking Keppra on 12-14-07. Yes I have had simple partial seizures before, but I wasn't having them as often.

[epileric]

Amongst other side-effects the number of seizure I had also increased when I was on Keppra. I've never been photosensitive to flashing lights but I was when taking Keppra.

According to my neurologist it can (though not always) increase seizure frequency or intensity.

[brain]

When I was on Kep-RAGE, I was
experiencing auras that I didn't have
before! But no seizures, just the auras!

I mean it was strange! I was seeing
shooting stars zooming inside of my
eyes in broad daylight (but of course
I was at 3000 mg daily at that time
and was also in a state of Psychosis
and other things), just like you see
falling stars or meteorites falling from
the sky at nights? Just like that;
only inside of my eyes. It freaked me
out! And I was seeing things that
weren't there for split seconds. Then
I would be getting these lights, I
mean, it was CRAZY to the "T"!

I actually wrote an email to my epileptologist
and his Nurse, that if I see one more
zooming star inside my eyes, I'm going
to commit myself!

My epileptologist had me set up and blocked to
a video EEG and had me OFF of Keppra,
I mean Kep-RAGE. I was whacked
out to the core!

In addition, it caused me to bleed,
I didn't know if my monthly cycle was
starting or what, I would have one for
1 day and nothing the next, and then
for 1.5 days or 2 days, then nothing for
a couple of days, then 1 day, and it was
pure insanity!

Freaky freaky freaky medicine!

Things went back to normal once I was
off of Keppra! Keppra is on the anti-epileptic drug
allergy list for me - that med had more
side effects on me than any anti-epileptic drug I've
been on!

MY GOSH!

[Bernard]

It has been my observation with Stacy over the last decade that seizure patterns can change with a change in treatment - whether drug based or otherwise. I'm wondering if it is more correct to say that a drug is causing newer/different seizures, or if the brain is adapting to a different seizure pattern because the primary pattern is now being hindered/blocked. If the second statement is true, then it would seem the anti-epileptic drug is only a partial solution.

[angel]

today i had a simple partial seizures and saw colors around everything for a few min never had that kind before so who knows...


hang in there forward

love hugs
angel

[RobinN]

We have only tried four meds but I saw seizure patterns change too Bernard. Very definitely. My thought was that the drug caused new different seizures, as the changes went away when the medicine was stopped. I will however consider your second theory though.

[forward2007]

I know this might sound paranoid, but I have had three of what would be considered partial simple seizures since I started taking Keppra on 12-14-07. Yes I have had simple partial seizures before, but I wasn't having them as often.

To be more specific, I had several photogenic caused seizures while I was on my home computer back in mid to late January about a month after I had started taking Keppra. I only had three seizures and I haven't had any since January 28th. But I have had Epilepsy since I was 5 and I NEVER had had a photogenic seizure before I took Keppra. Has anyone else had any similar experiences after trying a new anti-epileptic drug?