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Well my wife is now on the road to weaning off Depakote and being put on Keppra. She's already titrated up on the Keppra to 1000mg which was uneventful sans one strange episode when I'm pretty sure she forgot to take her meds all together one night.
Her neuro titrated her up on the Keppra by going 250AM/250PM for 3 days, then 250/250/250 for 3 days, and finally 500AM/500PM for the remainder. So that all went pretty well.
For the Depakote she is doing a month long taper, also recommended by her neuro. She was on 500AM/500PM and now she is on 500 in the morning only for a month, then cutting it all together after that.
Since she stopped taking the Depakote at night I've noticed that she's sleeping better, she's been getting out of the house more, and overall just seems more like herself. I've also noticed that the night time muscle jerks are much, much better. In fact, I think they may be completely gone now that she's been on the lower dose of Depakote.
The only real problem right now is that she's having a bit of anxiety the last few days. Has anyone else experienced a rise in anxiety coming off a certain AED?
I know Keppra is known for some mood changes, but I haven't noticed the feared one (Kepprage). However, could the anxiety be caused by the Keppra?
Just curious if it's a withdraw related thing or a SE of Keppra...
Her neuro titrated her up on the Keppra by going 250AM/250PM for 3 days, then 250/250/250 for 3 days, and finally 500AM/500PM for the remainder. So that all went pretty well.
For the Depakote she is doing a month long taper, also recommended by her neuro. She was on 500AM/500PM and now she is on 500 in the morning only for a month, then cutting it all together after that.
Since she stopped taking the Depakote at night I've noticed that she's sleeping better, she's been getting out of the house more, and overall just seems more like herself. I've also noticed that the night time muscle jerks are much, much better. In fact, I think they may be completely gone now that she's been on the lower dose of Depakote.
The only real problem right now is that she's having a bit of anxiety the last few days. Has anyone else experienced a rise in anxiety coming off a certain AED?
I know Keppra is known for some mood changes, but I haven't noticed the feared one (Kepprage). However, could the anxiety be caused by the Keppra?
Just curious if it's a withdraw related thing or a SE of Keppra...