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Anyone taking Keppra for seizures?
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Thank you , First time on Keppra for a tonic colonic seizure from out of no where... Please tell me what you mean by taking Keppra can be challenging ???? If I went off it I might have another seizure..
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What they meant is that to discontinue a seizure medicine you have to gradually ween off of it Not suddenly stop cold turkey. I had a single tonic clonic seizure about a year and a half ago and a smaller seizure about 10 months ago. Initially doctor put me on 500ml Keppra 2x per day. The only side effect I got from Keppra is diarrhea everyday for a year and a half. I reduced that down to 250ml 2x per day last year and now have reduced even further to 125ml in am and 250ml in pm. No issues so far and next step is 125ml am and pm probably in a month and on from there. God Bless
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You should never suddenly stop any seizure drug without first consulting with the person or prescribed it. All medications have side effects and Keepra is no diffeent, you can check those online. I was sleeping 12 hours a day when I first started Keepra and was exhausted all the time. Things slowly got better over the last several months, my sleep pattern has normalized. I still have nights where I sleep too long or tired all day. Seizure meds have helped me, Keepra more than others, but none elimnated my seizures. My neurologist has referred me to USF for brain mapping.