Seizures
"I was on decadron and vimpat (Lacosamide, another anticonvulsant), and I&#039;m pretty sure the vimpat was compounding the side effects of the decadron (mood swings, weight gain, blood sugar issues (&#039;m also diabetic).Plus, I was still having seizures, especially whed I tried to work out (mostly running, but sometimes on an elliptical machine.
I asked to be put back on the keppra I had taken for 6 months prior to being moved to the vimpat. I&#039;ve been able to run again, and am having fewer seizures (although had one this morning after doing the ADA diabetes step out 23 mile walk and sprinting the last half mile to get to a restroom.
I definitely feel like the keppra is more effective against seizures, still, and doesn&#039;t compound the side-effects "