Keppra Rage

I am on both drugs. I am still having seizures every day. Keppra is only approved to be a secondary drug. It was not meant to be used alone. It is only approved to be used in conjunction with other drugs. I went to a seminar in Atlanta where we were to become speakers to make others more aware of epilepsy. It was sponsored by the makers of Keppra. After they read my speech they asked me to change the language. I told them I could not because Keppra was not working for me. I was never asked to give my talk to any gathering.

When I started taking Keppra I started out slowly until I got on the dosage the doctor wanted. As far as I know all medications like that require you to start slowly. It is dangerous to start out at a high dosage. I haven't noticed any side effects from Lamictal. The rash was the main thing I was concerned about, but so far I haven't gotten one and I've been taking Lamictal since September so I'm sure if I was going to have a rash it would have already happened. Lexapro is an anti-depressant. I was so irritable from Keppra that during one of my doctor's visits I said a bunch of crazy things like wanting to kill everyone and burn down my workplace. So my neuro told me he thought I could benefit from Lexapro. About three weeks later I took myself off of Keppra because I just couldn't stand it anymore. I started feeling better after that. I don't know if it was from not being on Keppra or the Lexapro had started to take effect. Either way my doctor agreed on my next visit that I didn't need to go back to Keppra. He could see a huge difference in my mood. If Keppra makes you feel bad, maybe you should find a new med. If your current neuro won't change it, then find someone who will. No one should have to feel like Keppra makes you feel.