Levacetam 250 MG Tablet Health Feed

Epilepsy is due to a variety of causes. It can be cured in some with acquired causes but not in those with genetic or irreversible acquired causes. The minimum duration for your drugs is 2 years in most cases but in case you have been labelled jme, you are required to take ot lifelong.

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you need to furnish a few more details, there is nothing like an unknown epilepsy, there is a standard classification of epilepsies and I would like to know the details of your onset, frequency, type of seizure, family history, response to medication, precipitating factors and other details of your epilepsy to classify it. Torleva is used for many epilepsies and if your seizures are under control its ok if not then let me know the no of seizures you are having to adjust the dose or ad...more

Composition of both tablet are same. You were taking 500 mg previously and now you are given 750 mg.

ideally it is to be started 500 mg twice a day and if required it can be increased to 1gm twice a day... max dose is 3 gm per day but usually not required

Better consult your physician and then change any medicine. Don't take risk of taking treatment from a doctor who does not know about your case.

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women taking levepsy may develop pcos, while men may have sperm abnormalities and/or sexual dysfunction. Liver enzyme inducing aeds may also cause menstrual and sexual disorders in women and sexual dysfunction in men. Newer aeds are much safer but studies still suggest reduced sexuality and erectile dysfunction.

Myoclonic seizure is a short lived, shock like jerking or twitching of a single or a group of muscles. It is characterized by alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles.
Myoclonic seizures usually last for about 1 to 2 minutes. Sometimes, there may be multiple episodes within a short span of time. Multiple episodes of myoclonic seizures within a short span of time may indicate the commencement of another kind of seizure called as tonic-clonic seizure.
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Epilepsy can be fatal if untreated and he should take the medicines regular and ensure that he does not get fits. He should not go alone to places where danger is rampant like near a water pool or climb heights. His eeg need to be checked every 6 months or every year.

Dear lybrate-user,
it is difficult to comment whether it was a myoclonic jerk or not but I feel that it was not a myoclonic jerk, it was a reflex movement on suddenly viewing your shadow. You continue on same medication and follow up.

You can take it once again nothing will happen in that case, don't worry, but do remember from next day.