CARBAMAZEPINE vs LEVETIRACETAM

I was recently called by the ED about a teenage patient who had “muscle spasms” of his right arm and leg which seemed to only happen when he stood up quickly after he had been sitting down for a prolonged period. He had a notable history of epilepsy as an infant, but he grew out of it and hadn’t be

28F, usual medication carbamazepine, prochlorperazine​ (though recently had 20+ I don't know the names of). Basically nearly two weeks ago I was found unconscious and taken to hospital in an ambulance. When there I was rushed straight for CT where initial testing found fluid​ in my lungs and I was i

Hey Reddit, Posting this on behalf of my mom, as we are desperate to find a solution. DISCLAIMER: I’ve been granted consent to post this narrative in detail by my mom. In the interest of privacy, names of the care providers involved and of my mother will be omitted. In December of 2020, my moth

My special needs brother 20M got sexually assaulted 2 weeks ago by someone that was supposed to be taking care of him. He has autism so he can’t tell us everything. I took him to the doctor and they found out he had a UTI and skin irritation from what happened. He got some antibiotics. He has autis

(35F) I was admitted to the Neuro Unit from the ER in November 2024 for 6 days due to an Intractable migraine with status migrainosus. During my stay I saw a total of 4 neurologists and the hospitalist. Nothing was breaking the migraine. They tried everything they could (I’m allergic to triptans, mo

32M, 5'9", 180lbs Medications: 20mg fluoxetine daily, 100mg carbamazepine-chewable 2x daily (first dose starting tonight) I would ask my doctor but they are gone for the weekend. Without thinking, I bought a case of sparkling water that is grapefruit flavoured. The ingredient list just says "carbona

Hello, 28M, Asian, Married I am on Carbamazepine 300. I used to be able to eat a lot of sweets. Some years back one of my friends had some infection and I shared meals with him. After a few days I had a severe infection as well during which I had cough, fever. I have not been able to eat even one

Edit: First, a correction to the title. My wife clarified it started three weeks ago, not two, but I forgot to fix the title before posting. The text below is accurate. Age: 30 Sex: Female Weight: 255 lbs Height: 5’5” Race: Caucasian Duration: ~3 weeks Geographic Location

Hi all, I’m a patient at one of the top migraine centers in the country (Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago). They do a lot of off-label/ non-conventional treatments, so I feel like I have a pretty good list of known treatments. Feel free to add to it in the comments. Hope this helps someone!! THIS

I finally broke down and got these TimerCap caps from Amazon. I am really good about taking my meds usually, but I have been really sick this week and actually double dosed on accident. I can't stand those pill organizers, so I'm going to give these a shot. I attached photos so you can see that the

I hope the streak continues. I was diagnosed 3 years ago with Left TLE. I was having 2 grand Mal a month at the beginning and while they tweaked my meds it started varying. I’m on 2 meds (Levetiracetam, Oxcarbazepine) now and for the last year nothing has happened. Just this week for the first time

People seem to really dislike levetiracetam here. For me it’s been great. No side effects at all, if you don’t count that it totally took away my motion sickness, which I had even before epilepsy. Fingers crossed for another six months and I’ll get my drivers license back!

While other drugs clear existing plaques, levetiracetam (keppra) prevents production of toxic amyloid beta peptides https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/02/common-anti-seizure-drug-prevents-alzheimers-plaques-from-forming I take Keppra. It keeps the seizures at bay, but it also makes me drowsy

I am angry, I can’t remember anything literally 2 seconds later, I can’t talk properly, I keep stuttering, I have ZERO thoughts ZERO. empty brain. it’s managing my seizures, but I don’t like how im feeling on it at all. Did you guys switch from it one that managed your seizures and wasn’t as enragi

(18F) I’m just wondering if anyone has any experiences similar to what I’m going through. I have complex partial seizures. The cause of these seizures is heterotopia in my brain. I have been taking keppra/levetiracetam for around 6 months now. It isn’t perfect but has made massive improvements. I’m

I take 1000 mg of Keppra/Levetiracetam and 400 Lamictal/Lamotrigine. And I am so fucking tired all the time. There isn't a moment of my day that I couldn't lay down and just, fall asleep. My memory is bad enough that I'll forget what I was gonna say in the middle of saying it, or forget what someone