Hi everyone,
My son (8 years old) was diagnosed with left temporal lobe epilepsy in March. He has been on Keppra since the end of April...he was very drowsy at the full dose (375 mg twice per day) so the doctor lowered it in early June. It took until the end of July, but he has adjusted to the medication. Unfortunately he has had two seizures this week and the doc wants to increase the keppra back to 750 mg per day. My son has grown nearly an inch and gained five pounds since June, so the doctor feels his current dose is no longer enough.
We understand the recommendation to increase the meds...however we are questioning the fact that the doc recommended one dose of keppra xr in the evenings as opposed to two doses of the immediate-release keppra. In looking online, it seems that keppra xr is not approved for children under 16.
Do any of you have experience with keppra xr?! I would love to hear what you noticed in terms of safety, effectiveness, and side effects....
Thanks so much,
Angela
My son (8 years old) was diagnosed with left temporal lobe epilepsy in March. He has been on Keppra since the end of April...he was very drowsy at the full dose (375 mg twice per day) so the doctor lowered it in early June. It took until the end of July, but he has adjusted to the medication. Unfortunately he has had two seizures this week and the doc wants to increase the keppra back to 750 mg per day. My son has grown nearly an inch and gained five pounds since June, so the doctor feels his current dose is no longer enough.
We understand the recommendation to increase the meds...however we are questioning the fact that the doc recommended one dose of keppra xr in the evenings as opposed to two doses of the immediate-release keppra. In looking online, it seems that keppra xr is not approved for children under 16.
Do any of you have experience with keppra xr?! I would love to hear what you noticed in terms of safety, effectiveness, and side effects....
Thanks so much,
Angela
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