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I have just started taking keppra this week and i keep hearing horror stories about how bad it is. Thought it would be nice to get the thoughts of people who had positive experiences :woot:
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My seizures started about 2 1/2 years ago. Some days I would have several and then I could go a few weeks without one. My Keppra has been adjusted several times, I am now at 1250mg twice a day. I am finally feeling good, that it is at right level. Neuro did blood work last week and he agrees with me after seeing labs. I met a lady about a year ago that told me her neuro told her that 2 years is average time to get patients at right level. I do have short term memory issues, but my friends say I am no worse than they are!I have been on Keppra for about a year now. It started at 500mg twice a day, but every time I have a seizure my neurologist raises it. I am now at 1500mg twice a day. I don't know if it is actually doing anything to help control the seizures, as they always happen 4 to 5 months apart anyway, which is about the same as when I was taking no meds. I did experience the 'kepprage' when I started taking it, but I have been taking the B6 like suggested, plus I am a pretty mellow person to begin with, so it hasn't really been an issue. My only other complaint is memory problems, which I don't know whether to blame on the seizures or the meds (or maybe just getting older, but I don't think that is it).
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