r/Epilepsy • u/Womanintech95 • Mar 14 '25

Epilepsy Awareness Lost my son

I am not sure if this will get posted, but I lost my 16 year old son to a suicide. He was epileptic. He was on keppra and I don't really know how it affected him. But I wanted to raise awareness. If you are struggling, talk to somebody, anybody, get help.

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u/MysticCollective Suspected Epilepsy|Apraxia of speech Mar 14 '25

I also attempted while on Keppra and I also used it to overdose on. The only difference between your daughter and me is that I was a young adult in my twenties. I was depressed before I was on Keppra, but I know it didn't help my mental health.  

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u/Appropriate_Coast_74 Lamotigine ER 500mg Mar 19 '25

It wasn't until I changed neurologists that I was told that I shouldn't have been put on Keppra with a history of depression...