I am currently taking 125mg x 2 per day Lamictal (Lamotrigine), in the process of increasing my dose due to recent seizures, but the medication still doesn't seem to be working as I had another tonic-clonic yesterday.
As an alternative my neurologist has recommended Keppra but it is ultimately up to me to decide whether I should continue to try increasing my Lamictal (which is the only AED I've ever taken since I was diagnosed 7 years ago), or to switch to Keppra. I have only ever heard bad things about the psychological side effects of Keppra (depression, anger, etc), and as there is a history of anxiety/depression on both sides of my family, I am very wary of switching.
What have people's experiences of Keppra been?
Since I started taking Keppra I have felt a lot better ie full of energy and bright compared to other medications. I started with Lamictal as an add on when I was using Epilim and still do with the Keppra.