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Sooo... After having a lot of days of crying spells, and wanting to throw things (I only threw a little thing of dental floss, by the way), I've been thinking I really should decrease my Keppra. My neurologist had said I could decrease if I want when I called his office in freaking tears during one of my episodes, and I don't have to take anything he gives me, though obviously he recommends I take it or he wouldn't give it to me. Right now I have 750 mg tablets of Keppra XR, and for the past two days I've only take two pills instead of three (so 1500 mg instead of 2250). I wish I could decrease the dosage slower, but seeing as I only have 750 mg tablets... that's kinda difficult to do. I've also INCREASED my Lamictal lately.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has done this? Do you think it's a good idea? I'm kind of scared to see the results, but then again, I also don't like these mood swings. I also don't like the idea of switching to another medication that has other side effects (feeling stoned), and he DOES want me to be on two medications, since just one doesn't seem to help me much with my partial seizures, which is what he's trying to stop so they don't have the chance to generalize.
Anyway, what have others done in this situation? Just curious... What was the result if you DID decrease a medication without "supervision" (though of course I'd tell the neurologist, and he did originally okay that I take less).
I'm just wondering if anyone else has done this? Do you think it's a good idea? I'm kind of scared to see the results, but then again, I also don't like these mood swings. I also don't like the idea of switching to another medication that has other side effects (feeling stoned), and he DOES want me to be on two medications, since just one doesn't seem to help me much with my partial seizures, which is what he's trying to stop so they don't have the chance to generalize.
Anyway, what have others done in this situation? Just curious... What was the result if you DID decrease a medication without "supervision" (though of course I'd tell the neurologist, and he did originally okay that I take less).