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Can anyone suggest any other medication besides Keppra for seizures?

Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Sep 10 1:41pm | Replies (141)
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@louisez79

hello - i am an 83 yr old women and i have been on keppra since july due to a fall and brain bleed. dr's put me on keppra as a preventive of seizures, but all hospital tests that was done did not see any definitive seizure as cause. my neuro has finally weaned me off keppra in october, same year due to too many side effects from the med. today is my 1st day of being totally off keppra, and i would like to know if anybody took this med and came off - are there any side effects that i should expect while this med is getting out of my system, beyond possible seizure?

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Chris Gautier OR Santosha | @santosha | Oct 18, 2021

Hi @louisez79
I have not tried Keppra, but as far as I know, those medications (AEDS – antiepileptic drugs) should not be withdrawn from one day to another, unless the dose is small or the med has been replaced by another AED. I have refractory epilepsy and the last AED I took (Vimpat – Lacomsamide) has been withdrawn slowly in a period of 6 months as it has not been replaced by another AED, but by CBD (cannabis). My doctor has been very careful in this transition so as reduce/eliminate potential side effects of this change. I am also a person very sensitive to antiepileptic drugs.
Has your doctor replaced Keppra by another med @louisez79? Did you take a high dose of Keppra?
Take care!
Santosha

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