Experiences with

Septra

Hi guys looking for a bit of guidance here . As I've said in previous posts had encephalitis 8 weeks ago been on the keppra anti seizure drugs since . I've said in previous post was gonna come off them but ppl and doctor are saying it's too early. Iam willing to come off them again for good as the anxiety

Thinking about it, spasms were the first of the annoying as hell symptoms that I experienced. I had abnormal wear on my shoes, used to trip a lot, had sleep disturbances and plenty others, but the spasms were the first thing that made me think something proper was wrong with me. Back then, I put it

The best definition I have found re. TEA is on Wikipedia. I’m involved in a number of organisations and organise events and participate in performances before an audience etc, etc. I have great difficulty remembering names, social events that I’ve attended in the recent past yet I can have clear recall

my doctor is an assistant professor at the University of and she handles movement disorders which RLS is. For the last year I’ve been on 1.5 mg of Pramipexole, one in the morning and one at and also 500 mg of Keppra which I take one in the morning one at night as well. My RLS 00% left my body and

Hi, I had encephalitis in 1975, I have had epilepsy since then although my seizures are controlled. I last had a full seizure in 1997. I am on Lamotrigine and take gabapentin for an injury on my left foot, the nerve pain. I was taking tegretol and Keppra until about 5 years ago when they changed me to

Hi, I had encephalitis in 1975, I have had epilepsy since then although my seizures are controlled. I last had a full seizure in 1997. I am on Lamotrigine and take gabapentin for an injury on my left foot, the nerve pain. I was taking tegretol and Keppra until about 5 years ago when they changed me to

My husband had CBD he had three seizures last Tuesday in the early hours two at home one in resus. On Saturday he had two more in hospital. The Drs prescribed Keppra. He had been on clonazepam for years fours times a day tablets. He has been unwell vomiting and we couldn't get the meds in him. So he

Hi, In December 2023 I decided to finally undergo treatment for my prostate cancer, Gleason scale 6, with a high PSA of 63 (or 48 on another test) I had had this cancer for eight years WITHOUT it spreading. But doctors kept warning (I would almost say harassing) me, so... I underwent one shot of lupron

Dear all, Writing to ask if anyone may have an answer to this: My mum 76 years old who was very active and healthy, currently living in Chile deteriorated very quickly while I was visiting last Christmas 2023. Left body side weak so after an emergency visit to neurologist and imaging got discovered

My 15 year old daughter is on 175mg Lamotrigine twice daily & 750mg Keppra twice daily. She has been on Lamotrigine for 6 years but has only just reached the optimum dose of Keppra, during her increase of Keppra and since reaching the target dose, she has been having seizures more frequently and they

Greetings. Septrin was part of the medication I started at the commencement of Ibrutinib. I take 1 tab 960 mg evey alternate days. Have been on it for about 6 months now.My question: is it a lifelong medication just like Ibrutinib? Thank you Oldscores 1

I’m 73 and been feeling extra tired recently, otherwise fit and well. I thought the tiredness might be caused by Keppra a drug I take for epilepsy, I’m also on statins … but anyway the GP did a blood test, the Serum Alanine transaminase was ‘out of range’ at 54 u/l. I’ve always been a drinker but stick

I’m 73 and been feeling extra tired recently, otherwise fit and well. I thought the tiredness might be caused by Keppra a drug I take for epilepsy, I’m also on statins … but anyway the GP did a blood test, the Serum Alanine transaminase was ‘out of range’ at 54 u/l. (4u/l above the range of 50). I’ve

Hello, My son has recently been prescribed Zonisamide. His epilepsy has not been controlled with other drugs although both Lamotrigine and Oxcarbazepine kerbed tonic clonic seizures. Introduced to Keppra and tonic clonic returned...so now suggested to stop Keppra and introduce Zonisamide. On low dose

Hello, How many of you have taken the journey for underlying causes via blood tests and hormones and nutrition? We refuse to live with medicating the seizures as the only solution and are looking for people who have taken this journey and what they have discovered. We are considering a Functional MD

hi everyone. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2006 and had treatment for a brain AVM in 2007. I started with tonic clonic seizures in 2006 but was put on carbamazepine and ever since then I only had focal aware seizures. I changed medication to keppra about 2 years ago to be safer for pregnancy and I

Hi I’m new to the forum I’ve had epilepsy for 10 years, for the first couple of years it was fairly well controlled with various doses of Keppra, im now on 3000mg. My epilepsy is tonic clonic with a couple of seizures per year (always when I’m over tired or travelling abroad) I always end up in

Hi, I have not posted in quite some time. Read other's mostly, and since I have been in remission for 7-8 years I have not had much I could add to conversation. I was diagnosed with GPA in 2015. Put on pred and mycophenolate initially, then two rounds of rituximab. I have been med free since 2016

I have temporal lobe epilepsy, shrunken hippocampus and mesial temporal sclerosis, all on the right side of my brain. Would this the cause of weakness in my right leg?Also I've noticed lately, that this bitterly cold weather seems to affect my right side. Awaiting a report from a recent mri (19th Nov

Hi, have recently had this medication prescribed to stop focal episodes. (50mg twice a day).This is my fifth day on it and since the third day I have had headaches, mainly forehead area. Im also finding that since keppra increase to 750mg twice a day after a seizure on 1st september lasting around 10