I am taking tramadol for 11 years and i had ať least 15 seizures, last seizure caused me tripple-arm bone.fracture and almost death because of vomiting. I casualy used 2000-2500mg last few years and without Levetiracetam or high dose alprazolam or diazepam i will have seizures. My first seizures was on 700mg taken in many separated doses. I have never had one negative súde effec from Levetiracetam (Keppra) and in my case, it completely prevents seizures. It is like taking sugar pill but with perfect antiseizure effects. For some it may not work or they maybe feel side effects but for me it's probably most reliable medication in its use and one with none sideeffects. I can even take high dose of Vortioxetine with 2500mg tram but with Levetiracetam in my sistem, i will not suffer a seizureAfter my 2-nd seizure, caused by insomnia + stress (and Booze).
The ambulance guy gave me Levetiracetam, why?
It's a 3-rd line medication (with warnings from the Psychiatric society to limit its use), VPA/ Lamotrigine are 1-st line, and work just fine.
Levetiracetam messes with your sleep, gives vivid hellish nightmare's, your unable to come (worse as VPA) and as bonus makes you very aggitated the whole next day through (Kepprage).
And it didn't stop my 3-rd seizure and presumably neither the 4-th and 5-th.
Now i am nosepicking but have you actually taken 2000 mg. of Tramadol without 1000 mg. Levetiracetam and had a seizure?
Or are you speculating. And are just not that prone to get them even at 5 times the max allowed dose.
Risky stuff Tramadol IMO, turned what was allready a bitch into a witch with daily dosing. Its known for changes in personality, its a pharmaceutical coctail. Kratom or o-DSMT imo are better, the latter though is quite strong (a bit to close to a real opiod for my liking but great for after dental surgery).
Pregabalin, which once was prescribed to me for GAD takes 2 hour's to start working. So preventing a seizure it won't, but its listed as add-on med for Epileptic's, never knew it can also cause seizure's.
Clobazam, an a-typical Benzo. Which only bind's to the anti-convulsant and anti-anxiety subunit's. That was a superiour seizure prevention med.
And the only Benzo that did't share the profile all other Benzo's share. An oddball, to bad they were seldom available due to shortage's.
So when a addiction dr. decided i was addicted to them, how he came to that conclusion? He stopped the prescription and declared me healed from Epilepsy?
While giving everybody Magnesium Oxide as Mg. supplement. Pointing out his lack of knowledge.
A simple search would reveal its a laxative, with poor BA, coincidently its also the cheapest form.
Pregabalin made me seize on low doses of tramadol but i read a lot posts about people having seizures after taking pregabalin, which should be epilepsy and neurological pain medication.
Diazepam is also great to protect u from seizing but it makes me tired. Alprazolam too.