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Leveteracetam side effects?

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LucyLocketLostHerPocket · 11/04/2016 10:50

Hi I've been prescribed a low dose of leveteracetam (?) also known as Keppra I think. Just wondering if anyone knows about side effects especially if it causes weight gain? I know it's shallow to worry about it really but on top of everything else I really don't need to gain 20lbs.
Any advice gratefully appreciated.

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LucyLocketLostHerPocket · 11/04/2016 19:54

Doh it's called levetiracetam and now I've googled the side effects it's bloody scary. suicidal thoughts, mood and personality changes and extreme tiredness to mention a few. Something to look forward to then.

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CatsRule · 17/04/2016 22:16

My ds was on it, a low dose too, and he was quite irritated and angry sometimes...his behaviour was extreme at times. He is only 4 so it's difficult to truly know how he felt.

I did recently speak to an adult and she said that on a low dose she felt annoyed a lot and quite irritable.

My ds certainly didn't put in weight but I'm not sure about that side effect. The lady I spoke to who was on it didn't have any extra weight and she didn't mention that as a side effect, just her feelings of annoyance.

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kirinm · 18/04/2016 08:47

I've been taking a dosage for years and other than the usual side effects you get from starting a new medication in the early days (which lasted a week or two) I have no long term side effects.

Those that I had when I first started were headaches, teeth grinding etc. Nothing major.

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kirinm · 18/04/2016 08:47

That should've read 'high dosage ' 1000mg x 2 per day.

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