User Reviews for Keppra

Keppra has been a difficult drug for me. I have had mood swings. Also have mouth sores, no sleep, anger and agitation.

I have juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. I was taking lamotrigine for 4 years and it wasn't having much of an effect. I asked if there was anything else, I was given Keppra. I felt an almost instant change. I had no more funny feelings in my head, no twitching in the mornings. I felt much safer and that lead to me being much happier. I can stay out later. I've had no seizures since taking this and. I recommend it.

I have been taking Keppra for 4 1/2 years, after head trauma from an auto accident caused me to have a seizure while in hospital. I have experienced some minor occurances of side effects, but nothing compared to the problem I experienced while taking Dilantin, which caused me to lose my ability to reason, and to express myself, i.e. Dilantin made me an apparent idiot. My greatest annoyance with Keppra is the rise in cost- 46% over these past 4 1/2 years.

My daughter is now Six years and she began taking Keppra at age 3 after the severe seizure she had that set her in a coma. She has many behavioral issues with KEPPRA as a down fall but it has maintained control of the gran-mal seizures. So, we give it a chance for the simple reason of the Seizure Free time.

My neurologist put me on Keppra for migraines and hot flashes-works wonderfully well!!!!! I have a life again!

I have been taking Keppera for 6 yrs now. It has helped my gran-mal seiuzres out some what. My doctor has tried me on so many other seizures meds along with this one. I have experince mood changes all kinds of others. but this is the only seizure med that keeps them calm down. Not kept away but calmed down enough to were I can have some what of a life.

I had my first gran-mal seizure over 1 year ago, have no reason for why I had a seizure but I was put on Keppra the same night. In the beginning I was VERY tired and had alot of anxiety so they gave me Lexapro along with it. I feel great, no feeling like I'm going to pass out and no more racing thoughts in my head.

I'm 17 years old and have been taking Keppra for three years now. Keppra has stopped my seizures except on 3 occasions where I missed a dose. Although it works very well I have been experienceing some side affects including moodiness, iritability, anger, rage, confusion and hallucinations. Although I have side effects, I like the overall results of being a well kid.

I have been taking Keppra for 3 years now. I used to take Lamictal and felt crazy during that time. I used to feel sleepy and at first I couldn't wake up in the morning when I started taking Keppra, but now I am happy to be on it. My biggest issue with Keppra is the rising cost and the fact that my body gets used to it so I have to increase my dose.

My epilepsy began when I was 7 years old and I've always been treated with multiple drugs because seizures didn't stop. I've been using keppra for 3 weeks and haven't had any seizures. I'm so happy with this drug. The only side effect I've felt is I get a bit sleepy after taking the pill. I surely recommend it.

I had brain surgery in December 1996. A tumor was found in the middle of my brain. I had been having blackouts for 16 years before they could find it. I had been on Dilantan before the surgery. It worked but the doctor said Keppra was much better so I was put on Keppra after the operation and haven't had a black out since.

Had my first seizure this year, put on Keppra a month later. Stopped the seizures, but makes me sleepy all the time. I have mood swings, depression, irritable and get frustrated easily. Tried to talk to my neurologist, but was told the only side effect Keppra has is being tired. Too scared to ask if I could try anything else because this is supposed to be the safest drug available.

I am an 18-year old who has been having seizures for the last three years or so. Keppra helps me a lot. I just wanted to say, for those women who have mood swings and anger issues due to this medicine, talk to your doctor about going on prenatal vitamins, such as Vinate a-z. I became the meanest person I had ever met, but after I was put on Vinate, I went back to normal the day I started taking it.

Really is a wonder drug. It almost got rid of all my seizures but they are back again due to a trigger. It kept them away for 3 months, which is a miracle for me. I would get seizures every day for months. It was miserable. Plus this stuff hasn't given me awful side effects like many other anti-convulsant medicines.

Keppra has kept me from having another seizure after a cavernous malformation bleed 4 months ago.

I have been taking keppra for about four years now. I have had no negative side effects or weird stuff that happens to those on keppra. I plan on taking 2000mg daily so hopefully I will not have any seizures.

I have tonic-clonic seizures due to a malignant tumor in my frontal lobe. I was prescribed phenytoin, which controlled the seizures but my doctors could not get my blood levels stable so I was constantly oscillating from sub-therapeutic to toxic. After 6 months of trial and error with no success, I was switched to Keppra. Keppra failed to control the seizures and I became hyperactive, easily agitated, and began having suicidal thoughts. My doctor made me switch back to phenytoin. The FDA recently required the manufacturer of Keppra to change the warning label to include these as known adverse reactions in some patients.

This has been my life saver. I've been on this for 7 years or more. I take 4500mg a day along with 600mg Lamictal a day. With each increase I have better control but this knocked me out when increased in larger increments. People say I look tired but I'm so used to it I don't notice. Unfortunately I can't think straight. My reading, comprehension, learning is shot. I've been trying college for years, each increase brings better control. I wish I could stop the medication for a few days to see if there is another world out there but my brain gives me an unfortunate reminder if I'm late.

I have tonic clonic epilepsy. It totally controls my seizures. I haven't had any since I've been taking it - for about two years now.

I find that Keppra has reduced my seizures - Grand Mals - but I occasionally lose the ability to reason, wonder where I am. It also has considerably increased my weight. I am on Lamictal also. There is the odd mood swing but I attribute that to Lamictal. My headaches are just about the same. No significant change in using it. I've been on it five years now.

My 19 year old daughter started having gran mal seizures 3 years ago and was started on Keppra. She was started at 500mg/day and is now at 1000mg/day. Since starting, her seizures have been kept about 95% at bay. She still has an occasional mild seizure (2 in the past year), and they haven't been nearly as intense or as long as before starting Keppra. I'm very pleased and I know she is relieved. The only side effect I've noticed is some constipation. I haven't seen any negative changes in her demeanor.

my son just started keppra and has not had seiruze in about a week. It really works fast.

I was put on Keppra as a safer choice while being pregnant. While Lamictal has more studies done I was allergic to it. I have loved being on Keppra. I was drowsy at first but that side effect went away but now I need to decide whether to breast feed or not. So many places say not to I am wondering if anybody has any advice.

No more grand mal seizures.

Keppra works great for me. Been on it since August 2008 and my seizures have been under control. I am a 74 year old male had two strokes with scar tissue causing seizures