The use of “Western” anti-epileptic drugs to treat epilepsy is an internationally recognized standard of care for epilepsy. The key to “regular medication” is to emphasize two points: (1) to choose the medication under the guidance of a regular specialist. Under the guidance and follow-up of the doctor, the doctor can ensure the basic safety of the patient’s medication by adjusting the dosage and drug regimen in a timely manner according to regular laboratory tests. (2) To choose regular drugs, that is, to choose the international (national) officially approved production of anti-epileptic “Western medicine”, rather than folklore can be “cure, eradication, no toxic side effects” Chinese medicine prescription. In fact, for the clinical treatment of epilepsy, it is now recognized that traditional medicine of the motherland may have a certain complementary role, but the scientific treatment means to rely on the regular pharmaceutical companies, international standards of “Western” anti-epileptic drugs. In the case of the so-called “traditional Chinese medicine and prescriptions”, the earliest generation of very cheap anti-epileptic drugs such as carbamazepine, phenobarbital and phenytoin sodium are often added illegally to the advertisements, in order to obtain “therapeutic effects”. “The first generation of very cheap anti-epileptic drugs, such as carbamazepine, phenobarbital and sodium phenytoin, are illegally added in order to obtain “therapeutic effects”. The most recent and most expensive drug must be a good drug: the internationally recognized principle of medicine is to choose the most suitable drug according to the specific condition. Epilepsy can manifest itself in a variety of seizure types, and there are many different causes of epilepsy. The choice of anti-epileptic drugs is determined by the specific circumstances of each patient. There is no one drug that is suitable for all patients, so there is no best drug, only the most suitable one. The new generation of antiepileptic drugs show a safer performance in terms of adverse drug reactions, toxic side effects on the body, and high retention rate of patients on long-term medication. In terms of actual antiepileptic effects, there are no studies that prove a more advantageous effect. However, some of the “older” traditional antiepileptic drugs, such as phenytoin sodium, have indeed been phased out of clinical practice because of their strong toxic side effects. However, there is no doubt that medicine is advancing and new antiepileptic drugs are being developed and marketed every 3-5 years. New antiepileptic drugs, such as Keplar, have a completely different antiepileptic mechanism and are expected to have better antiepileptic effects. Therefore, regardless of whether they are “cheap or not”, “old or new”, the actual control rate of epilepsy by antiepileptic drugs will be continuously improved under the rational use and combination of doctors. 3. If you still have seizures despite taking medication, you keep increasing the dosage, adding more, or even actively combining several medications: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease, and medication requires a long cycle. Even if the requirements of the International League Against Epilepsy’s epilepsy treatment guidelines are fully and strictly followed, and after the most formal and well-established drug treatment strategies, 30% of epilepsy patients may still fall into the category of drug-refractory epilepsy. This is the current objective state of medical treatment of this disorder. Therefore, it is important not to be nervous when seizures occur during the course of medication, but rather to look at the overall “frequency of seizures” and “manifestations of seizures” during medication treatment. It is important to follow the instructions of a specialist and not to increase the dose of medication or combine it with a second, third or even more medication on your own. Irregular drug treatment can only have two consequences: delayed disease; increased risk of drug use and increased side effects on the patient. 4, the patient six months, a year no seizures, think they have been “cured” will stop their own medication: epilepsy is a chronic disease. The regular drug treatment cycle should be at least 3-5 years of medication. The principles of drug reduction and discontinuation are: after regular drug treatment, the patient is seizure-free for more than 2 years. If the 24-hour EEG is normal, the dose of medication can be slowly reduced to half of the original dose under the guidance of the doctor. If the patient continues to take the medication for more than six months and is still seizure-free and the 24-hour EEG is still normal, the dose can be slowly reduced to stop under the guidance of the doctor. If you want to stop the medication because of pregnancy or other special reasons, you must get in touch with your doctor and do not stop the medication at will. More than half of these patients may stop taking their medication altogether. One of the key reasons why epilepsy cannot be treated is because of the lack of regular treatment, and another reason is that the patient cannot follow the doctor’s instructions, cannot adhere to the medication, or change the medication at will and stop taking it, resulting in recurrence of the disease and its prolongation to “intractable epilepsy. It is important to emphasize that the patient’s self-confidence, correct acceptance and understanding of the disease during treatment is one of the key aspects of achieving good treatment results.