How Safe Is Taking Levetiracetam 250mg For Symptoms Of Seizure?
I m now 28 weeks pregnant and have been having seizure like spells and my nero does not think it is a seizure . I ve had 2 mri 3 eeg and now I m doing a 48 hour eeg the only eeg that showed anything was the frist eeg that was done when i started with these spells at 14 weeks and 3 days and my doctor put me on levetiracetam 250 mg then uped it to 500 mg then uped it again to 1000 mg now I m uped to 1500 mg two times a day . I can feel that I m going to have one it starts as a funny feeling in my head and then it can go onto staring off or the shaking of my head side to side and or arms . several time i was not able to speak after it was done but could understand what people were saying . sometimes my speach came back faster and other times it took longer for it to return to normale . during the spells i can hear people talking but don t always understand what they are saying . Please help me if you can ...
You are having complex partial seizures and you have to take levetiracetam. If seizures persist then increase dose or add a another anti epileptic like oxcarbaxepine. You are 28 week pregnant so period of organogenesis already have passed.do an anamoly scanHope my advice will help you. Take care. Don't forget to rate me.
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How Safe Is Taking Levetiracetam 250mg For Symptoms Of Seizure?
You are having complex partial seizures and you have to take levetiracetam. If seizures persist then increase dose or add a another anti epileptic like oxcarbaxepine. You are 28 week pregnant so period of organogenesis already have passed.do an anamoly scanHope my advice will help you. Take care. Don t forget to rate me.