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Posted by susan C on August 22, 2001, at 15:15:01
Hi,
I am having the hardest time catching up with you. I havent found a search just for a persons posts. Are you the person who talked with me about Keppra before? Are you the same person who posted on the depakote neurontin thread recently?
I am currently in week three, taking Keppra in addition to Depakote, at about 1000mg,each, and am not sure I have enough to say what if anything is happening. I am hunting for anyone, anyone who has even heard of it or considered taking it. let alone actually had some kind of experience.
another topic is the addition of neurontin. I have read it is definately a second line med added to depakote.
Just checking in.
Is this you?
Susan C.
Posted by Mitch on August 23, 2001, at 0:31:32
In reply to Mitch, Keppra Depakote and Neurontin, posted by susan C on August 22, 2001, at 15:15:01
> Hi,
>
> I am having the hardest time catching up with you. I havent found a search just for a persons posts. Are you the person who talked with me about Keppra before? Are you the same person who posted on the depakote neurontin thread recently?
>
> I am currently in week three, taking Keppra in addition to Depakote, at about 1000mg,each, and am not sure I have enough to say what if anything is happening. I am hunting for anyone, anyone who has even heard of it or considered taking it. let alone actually had some kind of experience.
>
> another topic is the addition of neurontin. I have read it is definately a second line med added to depakote.
>
> Just checking in.
>
> Is this you?
>
> Susan C.
Hi!I just happened to be skimming down through here and caught it. Yes, I am the one, I think! I had originally wondered about Keppra-mainly because it is supposed to be so effective for partial seizures (the 6HZ corneal test) and yet NOT effective for maximal electroshock induced seizures (for generalized seizures). Which peaked my curiousity about its possible effectiveness with bipolar and/or temporal lobe epilepsy. I read up on the product info and noticed a lot of somnolence and sleepiness that didn't seem to go away and didn't seem to be dose-related. So *I* was curious about how that side-effect played out in a bipolar population. Judging from your "keppra journal" it seems to mirror the clinical population, unfortunately. But, from what you say you were also taking 1G of Depakote, so that clouds the subjective results a little.
Mitch
Posted by susan C on August 23, 2001, at 10:27:44
In reply to Re: Mitch, Keppra Depakote and Neurontin » susan C, posted by Mitch on August 23, 2001, at 0:31:32
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am having the hardest time catching up with you. I havent found a search just for a persons posts. Are you the person who talked with me about Keppra before? Are you the same person who posted on the depakote neurontin thread recently?
> >
> > I am currently in week three, taking Keppra in addition to Depakote, at about 1000mg,each, and am not sure I have enough to say what if anything is happening. I am hunting for anyone, anyone who has even heard of it or considered taking it. let alone actually had some kind of experience.
> >
> > another topic is the addition of neurontin. I have read it is definately a second line med added to depakote.
> >
> > Just checking in.
> >
> > Is this you?
> >
> > Susan C.
>
>
> Hi!
>
> I just happened to be skimming down through here and caught it. Yes, I am the one, I think! I had originally wondered about Keppra-mainly because it is supposed to be so effective for partial seizures (the 6HZ corneal test) and yet NOT effective for maximal electroshock induced seizures (for generalized seizures). Which peaked my curiousity about its possible effectiveness with bipolar and/or temporal lobe epilepsy. I read up on the product info and noticed a lot of somnolence and sleepiness that didn't seem to go away and didn't seem to be dose-related. So *I* was curious about how that side-effect played out in a bipolar population. Judging from your "keppra journal" it seems to mirror the clinical population, unfortunately. But, from what you say you were also taking 1G of Depakote, so that clouds the subjective results a little.
>
> MitchGreat, this is you, just incase you have forgotten (lol)
I think your description is pretty acurate. So far, I would say, other than the sleepiness and dizzyness that slowly receeds over the two weeks between upping the dose, the two other differences are 1. My appetite is gone. I am loosing weight quickly. 2. I have noticed a distinict change in my mood, of 'I dont care' I am still experiencing swings of agitation and mixed mood. I have been on depakote for over 8 months to one amount (up to 15oo and no real difference to 1000)or another, so I was pretty familiar with what it did for me. That was even me out a bit, but definately dull and hard to think. no weight gain, some hair loss, which slowed.
As I have said to others, before I started this new med, I started posting here as a challenge to get my brain thinking. I think it has helped and that process also clouds whether or not the Keppra has helped in the mood department.
At this point my next appointment is middle of September, I will be taking more. I definately will give this a chance of 4-8 weeks. It is so hard to tell if something is working or whether or not it is coinsidence.
Any more insight would be appreciated.
Yours Truely,
on the High Wire,
over the NetSusan C.
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