Taking your epilepsy medication properly
What do medicines do for epilepsy?
Medicines do not cure epilepsy, but they can prevent seizures. The medicine used to treat epilepsy work in various ways to help reduce the abnormal electrical impulses in your brain. The specific medicines prescribed for you depend first on what kinds of seizures you have. Your age, activity level, overall physical condition, and other health issues, as well as the side effects, health risks, and costs of different medicines, may also help determine what kind of medicine is best for you.
Remember, it can take some time and careful, controlled adjustments by your doctor to find the most effective combination, schedule, and dose of medicine to control your seizures. Preventing seizures with as few unwanted side effects as possible is desirable. It is important to follow your medicine schedule exactly as prescribed.
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| Author: | Douglas Dana Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: January 22, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Theresa O'Young, PharmD - Clinical Pharmacist Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine | |
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