Are you seeing a neurologist? Word finding problems are common with
many AED's, so I am surprised that was your Drs reaction. It is not
uncommon for people on AED's to experience this kind of side effect. I
did it pretty badly when I was on Topamax, Trileptal, and Lyrica all at
the same time. Now that my epileptologist dropped the Topamax from the
mix, it has gotten better.
Kelly
On 4/15/2011 3:33 PM, Diana wrote:
> I am checking with the group to see if any of you have had the same problems. I am taking 2000 mg Keppra and 450 mg Lamictal each day. I often have headaches and have noticed an increase in speech problems. Most the time it is word recall. I often replace words with other words. Lately, I need to slow down my speech to get out what I want to say.
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> My level for Lamictal is good and my Neurologist said my Keppra level doesn't need to be checked. He wants to put me on a third medication because I still have myoclonic seizures. It is supposed to be related to Keppra and the side effects are dizziness and headaches.
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> He told me my medications shouldn't be causing the speech problems and he thinks it is seizure activity in my brain causing damage to that area. So, I am checking with the rest of the group to see if they have had speech problems with Keppra or Lamictal. Or, if they have seen a progression of worsening speech due to uncontrolled seizure brain activity.
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