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Medication management issues for my daughter - suggestions?
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Jan 17 9:24am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
Hi @closetmonster93
I have been on Keppra since 19 December 2024 and heart issues have been one of the side-effects I am feeling with this AED, though I never had heart issues. In 2023, I did a complete check-up, and as the doctor said to me: your heart exam results are exemplary.
According to product information, it can cause:
irregular heartbeat
fast heartbeat
Check the link that @lisalucier has sent you.
Because of this side-effect, my doctor ordered some heart exams. He said that Keppra would need to be suspended in case of arrhythmia.
I started with a 500 mg dose twice a day. Due to so many side-effects I am having, my doctor has been reducing it little by little. The heart side-effects are softening and I clearly can see it on my watch that measures my heart rate.
Has your doctor been doing this fine-tuning process with you? Though there is a recommended dosage for adults, everyone is one as my doctor told me. I am already on 200 mg 2 times a day, which is lower than the pediatric dose. But I have been a very sensitive person to drugs since my childhood.
Chris (@santosha)
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@santosha I just read your reply. So, this is exactly what I thought, however, my neurologist denies that Keppra can or does any of these things which is super frustrating to me because, I know it does. When I started Keppra, I started having very fast irregular heart beats. I have no previous family history or any history of heart issues, until I was put on this drug. Now the irregular heartbeat has gone to SVT, and I experience it at night when I am sleeping, and it wakes me up. My neurologist flat out said, its not the Keppra, and my Cardiologist says it is but it is not worrisome. I am completely floored and confused. I do not see my neurologist again until March, but, I am not going to stay on the Keppra, I hate the way it makes me feel, and nobody is monitoring or doing anything. Its so frustrating.