
Does High Dose Of Keppra Help Deal With Anxiety?

No it is not like that
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks again for question.
You are right that anti epileptics help to better metabolism of some drugs but it is not so for all antiepileptic.
Keppra itself metabolized by enzymatic hydrolysis of the acetamide group not by CyP450 system. Another thing is it is also not inducer of CyP450 system enzyme(like another anti epileptic carbamazapine and valproate), so keppra is not going to effect on metabolism of lexapro.
So higher doses of keppra not help in that way. As lexapro is mainly metabolized by CYP3A4 and CYP2C19, there can be possibility of increase in dose with monitoring as there is no involvement of CYP2D6.
You can discuss now to your doctor with this information.
I will glad to help further if needed.
Thanks & regards,
Dr. Chintan Solanki.

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