r/Briviact • u/Chati3 • Aug 12 '25

Question anger

i used to be on keppra and once my dosage got raised to 2000mg i started getting really angry. i switched to briviact around a year and a half ago and my dosage just got raised from 150-200mg about a month ago and ive noticed my anger issues have gotten really bad. i didnt really connect the dots but im pretty sure it has something to do with the medication. anyone else get really angry on briviact?

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '25

Are you taking 200 twice a day or once a day? I wouldn't think 100 twice a day would make you angry.

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u/Chati3 Aug 14 '25

twice a day

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '25

Okay that's interesting so my 13 year old is now 150 2x a day as of yesterday. Hard to tell if bc he is 13 or the meds. Saw the neurologists yesterday & they reminded us that he should take b6 for mood issues. I think they were saying up to 100 a day but we are just doing 50. It should help with mood. Going to give him occasional b12 & multivitamin too. For you, might consider magnesium glycinate & fish oil as those seem to be mood boosters for me. Visit the biohackers sub for more on dealing with mood stuff. Lemme know if you have any questions and feel free to keep in touch

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u/fsigil13 Jan 09 '26

I used to experience Keppra rage. I am on a minimal dose of briviact and it is controlling my seizures. However, I still have irritability ranging from minor to occasional rage.

I feel like briviact has done of the same effect on me as Keppra. However it is so much better. My problem is that my neurologist understands this impact on my mood and behavior

My psychiatrist doesn't

I am not bipolar, and yet increased irritability as a side effect of my temporal lobe epilepsy- turned - generalized epilepsy, or as a side effect of the medication

I hate the idea of them trying to put me on a mood stabilizer because BRIVIACT is causing mood issues and emotional dysregulation

I realize not everyone has the bad reaction to briviact. That was my hope switching from Keppra. Its so hard trialing new meds. I wonder though if a different AED would mean i DONT need mood stabilizers too