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Posted by bipolarspectrum on October 10, 2004, at 22:48:43
Hi,
I'm at 1500 mg of Keppra for bipolar (type II/III) depression... Its improving my mood and energy but i feel like im constantly in a fog.. I was wondering whether any has experienced such cognition problems on keppra? and if so, did they subside over time?
thanx
bps
Posted by theo on October 11, 2004, at 6:51:25
In reply to KEPPRA - does brain fog go away?, posted by bipolarspectrum on October 10, 2004, at 22:48:43
Keppra is interesting, like an on/off switch. By that I mean it is pretty consitant dose per dose.
If you're experiencing brain fog, you might keep the same dose but in my experience I had to tweak the dose by 250mg increments. The 500mg pills snap in half easily.
How are you taking it, 2 or 3 times daily?
I'm pretty med sensitive and am taking just 750mg (250mg 3 times daily).
When I tried to go higher, I got I guess what would be brain fog. I wasn't tired and didn't feel stupid on it, but felt like I had a condom on my brain!
Posted by bipolarspectrum on October 13, 2004, at 11:36:52
In reply to Re: KEPPRA - does brain fog go away? » bipolarspectrum, posted by theo on October 11, 2004, at 6:51:25
Hi,
Thanx for the reply.. I'm currently at 1000 mg twice per day... I understand that one has to get upto 2000/3000 mg/day for keppra to have optimal effects.. I just recently made the jump from 1500 mg/day.. At 1500, I was still depressed and had cognitive fog.. If this continues at 2000/3000 mg, I believe I'm going to add back in lamictal.. When I was on lamictal monotherapy, the lamictal made me hypomanic for a couple days and then I had a significant depressive crash.. I wonder if keppra can help 'harness' the lamictal for me.. any thoughts?
bps
> Keppra is interesting, like an on/off switch. By that I mean it is pretty consitant dose per dose.
>
> If you're experiencing brain fog, you might keep the same dose but in my experience I had to tweak the dose by 250mg increments. The 500mg pills snap in half easily.
>
> How are you taking it, 2 or 3 times daily?
>
> I'm pretty med sensitive and am taking just 750mg (250mg 3 times daily).
>
> When I tried to go higher, I got I guess what would be brain fog. I wasn't tired and didn't feel stupid on it, but felt like I had a condom on my brain!
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