... Keppra switch six years ago. While Tegretol does control moods in bipolar patients, Keppra is known to cause severe anger issues. ... (10 replies)
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... I am so sorry for you and Rebecca and your struggle. Just very quickly, I just was found with epilepsy due to a stroke I had in 2010. I am on keppra and zonegran. I am new to this stuff since I just started getting seizures in June on this year and just started take keppra about a month ago. ... (10 replies)
... Yes have been on this med for a long time it's been awhile since i've been on itit has massave rage. I was terrible being on it, once I got off of it I was a lot better but the Tegertal I take does not help much either (10 replies)
... she was on nothing. Docs admit that nothing works. She was on the keppra without the tegretol before and no rage so strange that it is here now. It has been a very difficult day today with it and we feel so bad for her. ... (10 replies)
... Maybe the removal of the Tegretol has something to do with it. Maybe the Tegretol was counteracting the imbalance that the Keppra brings. ... (10 replies)
... is now having horrible rage and is so unhappy.... ... (10 replies)
... I think they really don't know how Keppra affects people. I think its the latest and greatest and they want everyone to be a case study. I guess there may be some Neuro. ... (11 replies)
... Anyways, if you can at least get your husband to look up keppra rage or side effects of keppra he can get some insight as to what he might be experiencing. ... (2 replies)
... age 4. She has seizured her entire life. We make all the decisions for her and were very hesitant to try Keppra because of the keppra rage like symptoms. Since all the meds tried in her life have not worked, we eventually and hesitantly tried Keppra. ... (4 replies)
... the doc told us to also give him vitamin B6 because sometimes Keppra can make you "hyper active". ... (11 replies)
... I would lash out at him for no reason. I've heard of Keppra Rage, too, and I think I definitely had it. ... (11 replies)
... I was on Keppra for approx 6 weeks for a seizure disorder and had severe mental side effects: depression, irritability, aggressiveness. I was crying almost everyday. Very quiet and sad or very irritable with very little patience. These side effects are very common and are even referred to as the "Keppra Rage". They are not temporary. My doc is in the process of getting me... (13 replies)
... Rebecca is very underweight - weighing just over 80lbs. We tried the keto diet and it is very difficult just getting her to eat anything so probably not something we would consider but thanks for the idea. Because she is developmentally challenged, she does not understand that she has to eat and putting in a feeding tube is not an option for her. Thanks again. (10 replies)
... Yes - we took her off tegretol - did nothing...we tried it years ago and nothing then either....she is on 3500 mg/day and we start reducing today so will see how that works....the difficulty she has with the rages to us seems at times worse than the seizures. We really just use her neurologist as a phamacy and now feel better using her GP who looks at the whole picture and is... (10 replies)
... If you haven't already, maybe you should work with her doctor to look into her diet for the cause of her seizures. I was just reading about Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance and the definite link between that and seizures. Maybe you should look into her diet and things she eats that she possibly has an intolerance for. (10 replies)
... Hi Tim - thank you for all those kind words. We do feel that the best course is to remove her from the drugs as it does nothing for the seizures and almost feels abusive to put her through the side effects...she no longer has the quality of life that she had. We have had to come to terms with the downward turn of health for Rebecca. She just does not recover like she has in... (10 replies)
... Search on here for the terms Keppra and Rage or as I call it, KeppRAGE. In some patients they can have onsets of anger, or bouts of crying that is uncontrollable. This seems to be caused by Keppra. ... (8 replies)
... My husband is epileptic and Keppra was a med he used to take. ... (11 replies)
... There's something people refer to as Kepprage being on Keppra. It brings out a rage in people. So yes, he's probably being affected by it. ... (11 replies)
