Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 I was wondering if anyone who has taken Keppra has developed an allergy to it, after a period of time being on it (not right away)? I took Keppra for the first time after my compression Fx. I ended up going back to Topamax. I recently changed back to the Keppra and have been on it a little over 2 months now. Yesterday, I started itching all over and developed whelps that were all over my upper body and some bumps on the back of my tongue (although no swelling). It reminded me of a similar reaction I went to the ER for back in 1994. I couldn't figure out what caused that reaction for the longest time. When I was Dx with my latex allergy, it all made sense - a condom used the night before. Of all things! But I haven't been around any major source of latex since the rash developed, as I have been home for several days. My housekeeper came earlier that day, but she does not use latex gloves when she cleans (although I plan to ask her if she changed any cleaning agents or wore latex gloves during this past cleaning, but I doubt it). The reaction cleared after I took 37.5 mg of Benadryl. It stayed gone until this morning and reappeared, although not as severe (just itching, redness and a few small whelps on my hands). It cleared on its own. Thanks - Jenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Hi Jenn! I also have a Latex allergy and there are several foods that are related that can cause reactions as well ie avacado, pineapple and a whole list...are you avoiding these things as well? > > I was wondering if anyone who has taken Keppra has developed an allergy to > it, after a period of time being on it (not right away)? I took Keppra for > the first time after my compression Fx. I ended up going back to Topamax. > I recently changed back to the Keppra and have been on it a little over 2 > months now. > > > > Yesterday, I started itching all over and developed whelps that were all > over my upper body and some bumps on the back of my tongue (although no > swelling). It reminded me of a similar reaction I went to the ER for back > in 1994. I couldn't figure out what caused that reaction for the longest > time. When I was Dx with my latex allergy, it all made sense - a condom > used the night before. Of all things! But I haven't been around any major > source of latex since the rash developed, as I have been home for several > days. My housekeeper came earlier that day, but she does not use latex > gloves when she cleans (although I plan to ask her if she changed any > cleaning agents or wore latex gloves during this past cleaning, but I doubt > it). > > > > The reaction cleared after I took 37.5 mg of Benadryl. It stayed gone until > this morning and reappeared, although not as severe (just itching, redness > and a few small whelps on my hands). It cleared on its own. > > > > Thanks - > > > > Jenn > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Jenn, If you suspect Keppra, you definitely should call your doctor and ask h** if it's safe for you to just stop taking it. Allergies develop and tend to get worse with exposure. The more you take of the offending agent, the more extreme the allergic reaction. It sounds like you're getting close to a systemic reaction and those can be life threatening. With latex allergies, there are tons of things related to latex, as said. Have you introduced any new foods into your diet that might be related? --- livedream_believe wrote: > Hi Jenn! I also have a Latex allergy and there are > several foods > that are related that can cause reactions as well ie > avacado, > pineapple and a whole list...are you avoiding these > things as well? > > > > > > I was wondering if anyone who has taken Keppra has > developed an > allergy to > > it, after a period of time being on it (not right > away)? I took > Keppra for > > the first time after my compression Fx. I ended > up going back to > Topamax. > > I recently changed back to the Keppra and have > been on it a little > over 2 > > months now. > > > > > > > > Yesterday, I started itching all over and > developed whelps that > were all > > over my upper body and some bumps on the back of > my tongue > (although no > > swelling). It reminded me of a similar reaction I > went to the ER > for back > > in 1994. I couldn't figure out what caused that > reaction for the > longest > > time. When I was Dx with my latex allergy, it all > made sense - a > condom > > used the night before. Of all things! But I > haven't been around > any major > > source of latex since the rash developed, as I > have been home for > several > > days. My housekeeper came earlier that day, but > she does not use > latex > > gloves when she cleans (although I plan to ask her > if she changed > any > > cleaning agents or wore latex gloves during this > past cleaning, but > I doubt > > it). > > > > > > > > The reaction cleared after I took 37.5 mg of > Benadryl. It stayed > gone until > > this morning and reappeared, although not as > severe (just itching, > redness > > and a few small whelps on my hands). It cleared > on its own. > > > > > > > > Thanks - > > > > > > > > Jenn > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Check out my blog: http://princessmatildalovestostamp.blogspot.com ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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