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@hippele
Hi Ray, Good Morning
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. I have been on Keppra since last December because I went into a status epilepticus, starting at 500 mg twice a day and currently being at 125 mg in the morning and 150 mg in the evening. I also face joint and muscle pains. Interesting you have shared this with us!
Last week, I was having more intense body pains and feeling very weak and tired with headaches all the time. So, my doctor has asked me to do exams for dengue (we are currently facing a new dengue epidemic here in Brazil), influenza and Covid. All came out negative. I was prescribed 500 mg Novalgina (Dipyrone, which I know is not available in the States) and my muscle and joint pains, fatigue and headaches have been relieved a lot. My doctor believes I am having a certain inflammation and recommended I see an immunologist, with whom I have an appointment this week. This inflammatory state has already happened with me while taking another AED (Vimpat) in the past, it affected my immune system.
Besides those joint and muscle pains, are you having other side-effects with Keppra such as fatigue, abdominal pains (especially after eating and/or taking Keppra), headaches and others?
Thank you and wishing you a nice day!
Chris (@santosha)
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Chris.......We know Keppra affects joint health as it is in the literature. Whether it is the Keppra or just older age for me is unknown but it seems odd that in the last year and a half since my first seizure, my joints have been giving me alot of problems is questionable. The only other side effect I had with Keppra is diarrhea or very soft stools pretty much every day.
And I always question whether a certain pill or medication actually helped or would the issue have gone away by itself.....as you were speaking about pains, fatigue and headaches. In a normal state, the body cures itself so we are never sure it was helped by the "pills"!! God Bless
ray hippele