Last night I got a bad headache, advil wasn't helping so I decided to go to bed. I went upstairs and grabbed a bottle and took two pills and then went in to brush my teeth. After I brushed my teeth I went and got into bed. As I was laying there it hit me what I had done. I took two pills, meaning to take two tylenol pm's but realizing I had actually taken two Keppra's instead! I started to panic. I came downstairs and turned on the computer to look up what to do if taking too much Keppra. All the website suggested was calling poison control center and going to hospital to have stomach pumped but that there were no known side effects of overdose and that the largest dose ever studied was 6000mg and with my two extra doses I ended up with 4000 mg for the day so I decided to handle it myself. I tried to make myself throw up, but I have never been able to do that and so again I was unsuccessful. So I just decided to go to bed and whatever shall be shall be. I felt a little dizzy for a while, but other than that, no real side effects. I was just worried because by taking those two extra pills I had doubled my dose for the day and when I looked it up they said there was a possibility of psychiatric side effects, not really sure what that means, but it didn't help me fall asleep, and since Keppra may cause drowsiness and I took 3 within an hour (yes, I took the extra two shortly after taking my evening dose!) I was too afraid to take tylenol pm! I am still not feeling that well today, though my headache is not as bad today. I had a cramp in my side for awhile that seemed like it would never go away. I didn't take my morning dose of Keppra because I figure it is still in my bloodstream from the extra doseage last night. AI just need to drink a lot of water today to help flush it out of my system so it doesn't cause any renal damamge. And I need to be much more careful when I take anything! I usually do double check the bottle I am taking pills out of before I take anything, but last night my head hurt so bad I just took the pills without checking. I just wanted the pain to stop!
My BTS bracelet broke, again, so I came up with a new way to fix it. I bought a leather bracelet, plain, and I am going to attach it to that. I'll post a new pic when I finish it. This way I can take it off easier and it will stay with the silver part up so it doesn't bang against railings like yesterday and last week. And its another option for selling it! I had lunch with an old friend from high school yesterday and she really liked my work too and thinks I will be able to sell them. Plus, after lunch I stopped at this store that had hand made jewelry and some of it was PMC so I got some more ideas.
My leg is still doing well, I am very hopeful that I will get my leg back completely, maybe even by the end of the year! I just wish one of my doctors had suggested a foot an ankle specialist sooner! So if you have this problem or know someone who does, orthotics really seem to help!
My BTS bracelet broke, again, so I came up with a new way to fix it. I bought a leather bracelet, plain, and I am going to attach it to that. I'll post a new pic when I finish it. This way I can take it off easier and it will stay with the silver part up so it doesn't bang against railings like yesterday and last week. And its another option for selling it! I had lunch with an old friend from high school yesterday and she really liked my work too and thinks I will be able to sell them. Plus, after lunch I stopped at this store that had hand made jewelry and some of it was PMC so I got some more ideas.
My leg is still doing well, I am very hopeful that I will get my leg back completely, maybe even by the end of the year! I just wish one of my doctors had suggested a foot an ankle specialist sooner! So if you have this problem or know someone who does, orthotics really seem to help!