User Reviews for levetiracetam oral

This medicine was actually a nightmare for me. I was on it for a few days and reacted badly, and my doctor insisted I try it for at least a month. It actually made my myoclonus much worse, made me physically ill, and I didn't sleep for days at at ime.

The medication is effective in preventing temporal seizures - Silent Seizures. Side effects are the problem 1)loss of short term memory (I don't remember movie I saw a month ago and don't remember many events that happened over the past 2 years) 2)loss of sense of smell (can't smell food, gas or BBQ smoke or anything) 3)loss my sense of touch -reduced medication level helped (didn't feel cuts or scratches previously) 4)experience occasional minor depression I started with LAMICTAL. After a few days I had an allergic reaction - Full body rash, horrible muscle/joint pain. Drs. immediately changed me to KEPPRA timed release 1000mgs at night. It took about 2 months to be able to sleep at night. Prior to that, I would get up every 2 to 3 hours because my mind was too active. I started Keppra 750mgs AM/PM. Due to my side effects, they changed my dosage, as mentioned above. Has anyone else experienced these side effects? Have you changed to another medication with fewer side effects?? Read More Read Less

I'm moody and agitated since i started taking this again. It worked great the first time i was on it. Plus both times i've been on Klonopin and never had a problem with it.

Due to a frontal lobe injury, I started having seizures many years later. I could have 20 seizures in a day and that made me so tired and I could have these local petite seizures at any time including driving. I've be on the generic levetiracetam for a few years now at 375 mg a day and have zero seizures. I'll admit once in awhile I get very tired and if I just can sleep for even a minute or tow I feel totally refreshed. (I don't like one of the other side effects and that is this drug may cause hair loss). Also, at times I can become very agitated, but I'd rather have these then seizures!Read More Read Less

Took Keppra for about 4 months. I suffered HORRIBLE depression as a side effect and had to be hopitalized. My MD immediately switched to Lamictal. I have had no problems since.

I have used Levetiracetam for 11 yrs, and have had two brain scans to check on seizures, since my aneurism surgery. My problem is sexual disfunction since starting this drug. Is there an alternative that would alleviate this side affect?

I found it convenient use no drowsiness. It is working without side effects.

My little one started having tonic clinic seizures a few months ago. This is the first and only medication he's been on. We're still playing with correct dowager but he is having fewer seizures. The only side effect he's experienced so far is sleepiness. That has only lasted about 2 weeks once the dowager has changed.

Just change to stop absences re epilepsy

I WAS HAVING ABSENCE SEIZURES WHICH I CALLED 'SPELLS' FOR ABOUT 9-10 YEARS. I HAD ONE WHEN DRIVING AND FAILED TO STOP AT A LITE AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE AUTO IN FRONT OF ME NEUROLOGIST DECIDED IT WASN'T MIGRAINES AND TIA'S AND PUT ME ON THE MEDS, ONCE IN THE AM AND ONCE IN THE PM. IT HAS BEEN 6 MOTHS AND NO MORE 'SPELLS'.I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DRUG OTHER THAN SOME DIZZINESS WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE REGIMEN OF PILLS.I AM ON 500 MG, GENERIC, AND AM A MALE 75 YEARS OLD.

I have a few dizzy and/or weak spells using this medicine, but it's a lot better than having a seizure. I was also told by my neurologist to take vitamin B12 with it once a day and another dose at night without the B12. Taking 500 mg twice a day. I was having a seizure once or twice a week, and have no more since being on this generic for Keppra.

I've had a lifetime of night-time seizures. Only recently have they changed form to where I had a couple absence seizures in the first couple hours of my day. I've only been on this medication for a week and a half, so this review may be a bit pre-mature. Here it is though: I feel extra tired at times. Our main concern is this (we're not totally sure yet if this is related to the medication): It seems there has been a decrease in my sex drive since starting the pill. I'm not able to totally perform. Other than that, everything seems okay!Read More Read Less

Very stiff and sore, congested, anxious, fearful.Loss of memory.

Age 75. Had 'spells' for the past 11 years and no one could diagnose them. Spells were brief, but the last one was while I was driving coming to a stop light and I didn't stop. No one hurt, but went to neurologist and he prescribed generic Keppra about one month ago. A little dizzy and lethargic, but no 'spells' yet. On 500 mg twice a day.

This medicine is horable. It makes me go into panic attacks and I'm dizzy and tired all day. I hate it. I'm getting weand off this. I can't stand it! I had surgery for a brain abcess and it's gone now so can't wait to be off this med.

its make me super dizzy as if having a vertigo

I use it with Dilantin, Phenytoin is the generic name, for epilepsy that I have had for yrs and the grand mal seizures are getting harder to get over and get my memory abilities back. I have only been taking Levetiracetam 250 MG. for about 3.5 weeks now.

Just started med 4/15/13. Have what they thought is a intercranial hemor. But now they dont know what it is??? Had sym of mild stroke and blacked out driving. So...they put me on this med. Since April 15th, I have taken regularly. Within 30-60 min I am sooooo tired and feel like a zombie. Cant think or function at all. So..... I sleep for about 2-3 hours so it wears off a bit. Hopefully I dont have to take this forever... but otherwise I guess it works ok.