Re: Anticonvulsants

[Guest guest]

Hi, Ann. My mother took Keppra for a while as a precaution. Her myoclonus were

fairly strong right off the bat and because her history included a benign brain

tumor, the neurologist thought it should be tried because of the possibility of

the strong tremors being more than we thought they were. The only problem I saw

with it was Mom's fatigue level increased considerably. I asked the neurologist

to reduce the dose, which she did. After a short period of time, I asked her to

discontinue it, promising to watch Mom closely and let her know if we needed to

go back to it. Again, she agreed. I saw no difference in Mom afterward except

that her fatigue level wasn't as bad.

Hope this helps a bit.

Best wishes,

Lynn in Florida

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>

> Hi,

>

> Dad had a seizure Saturday morning with no obvious

> after-effects. So the good news is that he's no worse

> than he was before and he's re-enrolled in hospice, after

> a long and stressful three-day weekend.

>

> His doctor prescribed Levetiracetam (Keppra). I can't

> find anything about its effect on Lewy Body patients.

> Dad's at a late stage, happy and has a good appetite, but

> needs others for all activities of daily life and is no

> longer able to verbalize thoughts. I hesitate to add a

> new medication.

>

> Dad's currently taking Sinemet, Razadyne, Namenda, Tylenol,

> and seroquel, plus a nebulizer treatment with duoneb.

>

> Does anybody know anything about Levetiracetam and LBD? I

> didn't find a section for anticonvulsants in the links...

>

>

> Best regards,

>

> Ann

>

[Guest guest]

> Hi, Ann. My mother took Keppra for a while as a precaution. Her myoclonus

were fairly strong right off the bat and because her history included a benign

brain tumor, the neurologist thought it should be tried because of the

possibility of the strong tremors being more than we thought they were. The

only problem I saw with it was Mom's fatigue level increased considerably. I

asked the neurologist to reduce the dose, which she did. After a short period

of time, I asked her to discontinue it, promising to watch Mom closely and let

her know if we needed to go back to it. Again, she agreed. I saw no difference

in Mom afterward except that her fatigue level wasn't as bad.

Thank you. Fortunately there's no danger of Dad's

falling during a seizure - he rarely walks at all,

and never transfers without an aide. So I guess

I'll start him on it slowly, looking for side-effects.

Just knowing that others have been down this path helps

a lot.

Sincerely,

Ann

[Guest guest]

Ann - don't know anything about Keppra - just searched it on this board and

there's not much listed. Starting low, going slow & watching like a hawk sounds

like a good plan.

> > Hi, Ann. My mother took Keppra for a while as a precaution. Her myoclonus

were fairly strong right off the bat and because her history included a benign

brain tumor, the neurologist thought it should be tried because of the

possibility of the strong tremors being more than we thought they were. The

only problem I saw with it was Mom's fatigue level increased considerably. I

asked the neurologist to reduce the dose, which she did. After a short period

of time, I asked her to discontinue it, promising to watch Mom closely and let

her know if we needed to go back to it. Again, she agreed. I saw no difference

in Mom afterward except that her fatigue level wasn't as bad.

>

> Thank you. Fortunately there's no danger of Dad's

> falling during a seizure - he rarely walks at all,

> and never transfers without an aide. So I guess

> I'll start him on it slowly, looking for side-effects.

>

>

> Just knowing that others have been down this path helps

> a lot.

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

> Ann

>