hello, has anyone experienced the side effects of insomnia while on keppra?
i am on 1000mg of name brand keppra daily. 500 in the morning and another 500mg in the afternoon/early evening when i get home.
my history:
i am 40. family and kids. been living with diagnosed epilepsy for about 10+ years now. i think i have always had it -- petite mals - but i didnt know what they were. i thought everyone had them i guess. i had my first grand mal when i hit about 30. i was on dilantin for the longest time. it made my think slow. but no grand or petite mal seivures while on it. the neuro took me off dilantin and i was seizure free for about a couple of years. then the seizures came back stronger than ever. so i had the option of going back on dilantin again. a family member who is a biotech guy recommended keppra as a possible alternative because it is supposed to be easier on the body and organs. i ran it by the neuro and he seemed excited to put me on it. he did warn be some patients report 'behavioral changes'. so i have been on keppra now for about a year or year and 1/2.
at first i was very stressed out about taking keppra after reading all the things about it and side effects. in retrospect, it seems that my side effects didnt kick in until i was on it for a good 3 to 6 months. i experience what the nero called 'behavioral changes'. hostility. quick to blow a fuse and get mad. depression. irritability. and it would seem to cycle between those things. i started taking b6 and b12 vitamins regualrly and i think it seems to be helping a bit.
lately, i have noticed i am having trouble sleeping. it seems to be getting worse. it used to be that i was averaging one bad night of sleep a week. but i am noticing that slowly it seems to be progressing worse and i am going to two nights of insomnia a week now.
does the keppra work? i am not sure. i haven't have grand mal's since i have been on it. however, i have had pettite mals. i used to get a lot of pettiite mals at the beginning on my keppra treatment. they seem to have subsided now. now i just seem to be dealing with the side effects.
i am on 1000mg of name brand keppra daily. 500 in the morning and another 500mg in the afternoon/early evening when i get home.
my history:
i am 40. family and kids. been living with diagnosed epilepsy for about 10+ years now. i think i have always had it -- petite mals - but i didnt know what they were. i thought everyone had them i guess. i had my first grand mal when i hit about 30. i was on dilantin for the longest time. it made my think slow. but no grand or petite mal seivures while on it. the neuro took me off dilantin and i was seizure free for about a couple of years. then the seizures came back stronger than ever. so i had the option of going back on dilantin again. a family member who is a biotech guy recommended keppra as a possible alternative because it is supposed to be easier on the body and organs. i ran it by the neuro and he seemed excited to put me on it. he did warn be some patients report 'behavioral changes'. so i have been on keppra now for about a year or year and 1/2.
at first i was very stressed out about taking keppra after reading all the things about it and side effects. in retrospect, it seems that my side effects didnt kick in until i was on it for a good 3 to 6 months. i experience what the nero called 'behavioral changes'. hostility. quick to blow a fuse and get mad. depression. irritability. and it would seem to cycle between those things. i started taking b6 and b12 vitamins regualrly and i think it seems to be helping a bit.
lately, i have noticed i am having trouble sleeping. it seems to be getting worse. it used to be that i was averaging one bad night of sleep a week. but i am noticing that slowly it seems to be progressing worse and i am going to two nights of insomnia a week now.
does the keppra work? i am not sure. i haven't have grand mal's since i have been on it. however, i have had pettite mals. i used to get a lot of pettiite mals at the beginning on my keppra treatment. they seem to have subsided now. now i just seem to be dealing with the side effects.