Levetiracetam: What You Should Know About It 

I’ve had epilepsy my entire life. I currently take this medication to control it so far I’m not having any side effects.

I got put on kappera after having a focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizure at the age of 53. I had 2 absence seizures as a young child. I was on Dilatian for a few years. I was taken off of it after 2 or 3 years. I was told I would outgrow the seizures. I went 40 + years without any seizures. 09/03/2021 is when I had my last seizure. I was given Kappera in the hospital. I didn't want to take anything, but I was told I would have to for the rest of my life due to a small spot of brain malformation on my right frontal lobe. I was told I'm at high risk of having another seizure. I personally think it was because of severely dehydrated I was suffering from because of type 2 diabetes. The kappera exaggerated conditions I already had all my life. More than usual anxiety, sinus issues, moodiness, depression. I also, with the dehydration, dizziness, and unsteady feeling, was worse. I had a split second that i felt suicidal. It seem like I had almost every side effect. I just about went nuts trying to get adjusted on the medication. Then after almost 2 months on it I was still having issues with moodiness, feeling very irritable. I had to get off of it and get on Lamotrigine. That took forever to get to the right dose while still taking kappera at the same time. I don't understand why I wasn't put on the kappera slowly like the lamoTRIgine. I was given 500mgs twice a day of the Kappera. I never want to ever take that medication ever again.

I take keppra 1000mg x2 per day and experience alot of those side effects intermitently but still it controls the myaclonic seizures that are far worst to live with.

I'm currently taking levetiracetam at the moment you can say for over 8 years I've been taking it another word for it is keppera I use to take it with phenobarbital as a combination and now I'm taking it along with lamotrigine in my opinion it works better with the lamotrigine than the phenobarbital by far the only thing that bothers me is that it makes me gain a lot of weight and sometimes makes me feel hungry but otherwise it's a great combination with other seizure medications and the only kind of seizures I have ever since I started taking it is the petite Mal I does be having and I don't have them as often like before and something about it just give a great feeling can't really explain what it is but it's a great medication and from what I see a lot of people are taking it in my country that's to tell you how good it is I use to take a high dose but at this point my neurologist is tapering me off of it bit by bit

Had unexplained seizure and put on levertiracetam but headaches out of control!! No way!! I stopped taking and feel wonderful now!! Changed my diet to avoid any future problems with seizures

I ve been on keppra 500mg / twice daily 1000mg/ day for one month. No siezures. Initial side effects were lightheaded, dizziness and slight drowsiness. These have slowly going away. I was taken off oxcarb 1050mg because of severe skin reactions that didn't heal.

I moved to Germany 1,5 years ago I was diagnosed with epilepsy a year ago but not sure what kind, I am trying to learn about it since the doctors are not open about it due to the language barrier I am not getting enough information. I am curious about the future of it, is it curable, how do you live so you don't get the seizures, is that even possible? what was the reason it happened to me.... Thank you for the video

My baby has serious seizures during covid19 fever. Doctor suggest my 2 years baby using this pill for 1 year. I have another child that had seizures (not serious) before, but doctor suggest another pill. Is Kappera suitable for baby? I feel that he get so tired after using Kappera.

Only sporadic lightheadedness during the day . 500mg 2x a day.

I had done EEG, MRI, CT scan and found no abnormalities on the brain. I was using lcetam500mg twice a day. But I used to get headaches in the morning. Can I increase the dosage to 750 mg twice a day to get rid from headaches?

Can i goback onto keppra afterstopping for 1 month?

I'm checking out what others are experiencing on this. I have myoclonus in the daytime, donetimes atonic drops if i sm tired, nocturnal seizures with limb movements. I had Valprate, misspelled likely, which gave me severe dystonia within a minth of taking. Carbamazapine exacerbated my myoclonus snd atonic episodes. I even had to get a wheelchair for when my kegs were dropping me. I didn't kniw if i was losing my muscle tone and it would be permanent. It stopped ehen i stopped Carbamazapine. I take Gabapentin for pain but it does also exacerbate my myoclonus. I need it for neuropathic pain. Although i am trialing Diclofenac for pain. Every single seratonin type medication causes dystonia or tonic clonic seizures, spnetimes lasting through the might. Usually those began triggering reactions withing 8 hours to a few days. So i was never on one long. After several times,y pharmacist yold me I needed to stop accepting any trial of any related medications. Somce i had such negative respondes snd told my nee neurologist, she daid the Keppra is for both myoclonus and frontal lobe seizures. So, i sm hoping this will work for me. I am over an half century old. I feel like i tried everything. But it took over 30 years to get a a diagnosis. So, my old neurologists were off track. I lost count if how many i have had. I was hoping for some better reports. But then again, I have recently read why my myoclonus was exacerbated by some meds. Its something about some genes cause a gain in the electrical flow vs some that cause a loss of the flow. So, I guess I have the type that blockers don't work on. Or, maybr thays exactly backwards. But I think I am getting the idea.

No appetite delusional moody restless irrational not for me