Epilex Chrono 200 Tablet CR Health Feed

Epilim (sodium valproate) is an antiepileptic medication that is used to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders. While it is generally well-tolerated, it can have some side effects, including hormonal imbalances.
Studies have shown that sodium valproate can reduce testosterone levels in men, which may lead to symptoms such as decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, and decreased muscle mass. However, the extent of the effect on testosterone levels varies from person to person and ma...more

Hello,

Is CT scan/ EEG was done?

can cause of seizure was detected ?

I want to tell you that medicine as advised by your Doctor need to be taken regularly and must not missed dose even for single day

You can Consult Good Neurologist for second opinion, i can guide you further

Hi. Valporate sodium should takes 3 to 5 years course. Never stop it before consult the treated doctor. Pl. Checkup the valporic acid in blood and then consult again till then take this continue.
And do eeg test also.

We should continue levipil and eptoin medication for a minimum of one year and dosage should be decided by the neurologist.

Please consult a neurologist. asertain that drugs are taken in adequate dose regularly. 11 year boy may be forgeting or delaberately not taking drugs.so occational seizure. if not then another drug like lamotrigine can also be added.
ethosuxmide is another drug which is not available in india.

Hii there is less likelihood of your siezure recurring but it is not zero..your MRI and EEG if normal chances are less. side effects will reduce gradually you should exercise n have diet control for your weight.

Apart from taking symptomatic treatment Take tablet folvite 5 mg once a day and tablet vitaminD (60000iu) once a week for six months and To clear your doubts get an ultrasound kub done to rule out any pathology and follow up with reports.

Patient on chronic antiepileptic therapy tend to develop vit deficiency manifestations. Usually oral lesion can be due to plethora of reasons and maybe completely unrelated to antiepileptic therapy as such. But usually we give patients with antiepileptic medication a supplemental therapy of vit b12 and folic acid. Folic acid is more important with or without vit b12 to check homocysteine levels in thes patients. The dose and drug recommendation wrt antiepileptic therapy is best done with your tr...more

Stop the rosuvastatin. Improve your diet. Less sugar jaggery alcohol tobacco and starchy foods. Balanced diet is healthier than restricted modern diet.

I wish you had consulted a counselor also when he first had his problems. This is an anger related problem if you look for emotional causes. As a parent you are most likely to know what may have contributed to this anger sometime in childhood. In late adolescence (when he had his first attack), it was a last chance that he will get to resolve any childhood trauma but nobody may have been aware of this. It is still not late to pursue therapy apart from the medication. In therapy I would advise th...more