Seizures Questions

Tegrital plain you can take but you have to take two times at half the dose you r taking currently. Cr is a long acting medicine where as plain tegrital is a short acting one. Better you consult your regular gp before changing the medicine as it may lead to fluctuations in levels in blood.

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if you know your seizure without losing conscious is called as simple seizures. During a seizure attack, heart beat increases. First we need to confirm the type of seizure, if it is confirmed then we need to use an appropriate drug and dose to stop the recurrence of seizures. Pls consult a physician and take appropriate treatment. Take care.

Usually anti-seizure medication are prescribed for 3-5 yrs, but it varies from patient to patient. If no further seizure occurs within this period and depending on your situation, they can be discontinued.

Epilepsy is a bothersome disorder affecting quality of life, but with proper treatment you can lead a normal life style. You need to learn to live with it. Sometimes medication dose need to be increased just to control your seizure attacks, but I can assure you its not the end. You can consult a neuroloogist regularly. You can share your reports with me if your are intersted privately. Stay safe.

Its very problematic for any indivizual to have repeated seizures. These can hamper your quality of life. So you need to regularise your anti-epileptic medication. Proper seizure control depends on the type of the medication and type of seizure you had. And proper dose according to your body weight. Have you visited your neurologist alone or you been accompanied by any of your family members? Because as a doctor we sometimes need to heard the story from family members of patients to determine th...more

What is cause of your seizure need to determined first. Otherwise proper seizure control. Is not possible. It seems that you are having a long standing seizure disorder. Further proper choice of anti-seizure medication depends on the type of seizure you had. Anti-biotics are not effective for seizure control, as of today there is no evidence of using azitop for prolonged duration in any kind of seizure. I think you should stop it.

Tegrital is used for epilepsy. It should be taken on daily basis. Irregular use can give rise to seizures or fits.

Why non epileptic? I think she has been suffering from epileptic seizures. Normal mri does not exclude epilepsy. Probably she had her eeg done. Is it normal? Even then also epilepsy is the possibility. Anyway,she should consult a neurologist. Another thing, sleeplessness might provoke epileptic attacks. She should avoid late nights. Hope for her early recovery.

Levera does not make anyone prone to infections. The decision regarding withdrawl of antiepileptic depends on the reason of seizure.

Nocturnal epilepsy is a seizure disorder in which seizures occur only while sleeping. It can be treated with homeopathy which helps treat acute fits as well as eliminates the tendency to have seizures. You may need to discuss it further over a call for a better and effective medical consultation.
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