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Hey everyone and Happy Halloween and I got the decorations up and the candy out!! Unfortunately I cant eat the chocolate because it gives me migraines. :dontknow:
A couple months ago I went off my Carbatrol (tegretol) which I was on for about 10 years and started on the Keppra. I have done both regular Keppra and Keppra XR. I am on 1500 mg a day. For the most part it has stopped the seizures (I have have noctrnal partial seizures). I still have weird leg spasms and my hair is getting thinner and I am itchy. I am also taking Zoloft 50mg. I started on the Zoloft after I started on the Keppra because I was getting PANIC ATTACKS !
Anyway I have been to a dermatologist and an allergist and they think either the Zoloft or the Keppra is making me itchy. My scalp itches , my face itches and my neck and my shoulders. My hair is getting thinner. They both refereed me to my Neuro.
I went to him yesterday (the neuro) I think he thinks my problems are weird. :doctor::
Well he said I should try going off the zoloft first which I did. And I am still
itching. He said if I am still itching after going off the zoloft to start on 25 mg of Lamcital but to keep taking the Keppra for 2 months!!!! Do you think I really need to wait 2 months to go completely off the Keppra??? Anyway he said during the 2 months he will build up my dosage on Lamcital while weaning me off the Keppra.:boogie:
Do you think Lamcital is a better drug than Keppra??? I am scared to try a new drug again. :gob:
Thanks for your help I have nobody to talk to that understands my problems. Most people think I am weird because I have these seizures. Usually they get this freaked out look in their eyes and take several steps back. So I stopped telling people.
A couple months ago I went off my Carbatrol (tegretol) which I was on for about 10 years and started on the Keppra. I have done both regular Keppra and Keppra XR. I am on 1500 mg a day. For the most part it has stopped the seizures (I have have noctrnal partial seizures). I still have weird leg spasms and my hair is getting thinner and I am itchy. I am also taking Zoloft 50mg. I started on the Zoloft after I started on the Keppra because I was getting PANIC ATTACKS !

Anyway I have been to a dermatologist and an allergist and they think either the Zoloft or the Keppra is making me itchy. My scalp itches , my face itches and my neck and my shoulders. My hair is getting thinner. They both refereed me to my Neuro.
I went to him yesterday (the neuro) I think he thinks my problems are weird. :doctor::
Well he said I should try going off the zoloft first which I did. And I am still
itching. He said if I am still itching after going off the zoloft to start on 25 mg of Lamcital but to keep taking the Keppra for 2 months!!!! Do you think I really need to wait 2 months to go completely off the Keppra??? Anyway he said during the 2 months he will build up my dosage on Lamcital while weaning me off the Keppra.:boogie:
Do you think Lamcital is a better drug than Keppra??? I am scared to try a new drug again. :gob:
Thanks for your help I have nobody to talk to that understands my problems. Most people think I am weird because I have these seizures. Usually they get this freaked out look in their eyes and take several steps back. So I stopped telling people.
