When you have epilepsy, you don’t necessarily need to take medication for the rest of your life, but anti-epilepsy treatment does require long-term regular medication. Because epilepsy is more stubborn, short-term medication may not control the condition and achieve a cure, so most people with epilepsy need long-term medication. If the epilepsy is completely controlled, with no seizures at all for 3-5 years, and if the EEG findings are normal during treatment and no seizure waves are triggered, the medication can be gradually reduced under the guidance of the doctor until it is discontinued, and patients in this situation do not need to take medication for life. However, if the epilepsy is triggered by some organic injury diseases, such as tumor, brain hemorrhage, etc., resulting in large brain damage, the possibility of stopping medication in this group of patients is slim and they usually need to take medication for life. If the seizures are less frequent, only 1-2 seizures a year, such patients can be temporarily observed and do not need medication. However, if there are more than 2 seizures per year, the danger of seizures is much greater than the side effects of medication, and patients are advised to take oral anti-epileptic drugs for treatment. Once medication is taken, the medication needs to be taken strictly according to the doctor’s instructions regularly so as to maintain a smooth blood level and control seizures. If you don’t take your medication according to your doctor’s instructions, it will easily lead to fluctuations in blood concentration, which will not achieve a smooth state of treatment, thus not providing a good anti-epileptic effect.