Medication Misconceptions

The first is that the patient is afraid to take anti-epileptic drugs because of their side effects, which can lead to liver and kidney damage and even mental retardation, thus refusing to take medication. The current anti-epileptic drugs have varying degrees of toxic side effects, but as long as patients use these drugs scientifically and correctly under the guidance of a specialist, the side effects can be well controlled and resolved. In contrast, if you don’t use medication and allow seizures to occur, it will aggravate the patient’s condition and lead to a decline in intelligence, causing the patient to lose his or her ability to work and live. The more the drug is used, the better the control. Many patients are in an urgent mood to control their seizures and start taking medication at too high a dose or increase the dose of the drug too quickly, leading to an increased incidence of side effects. The initial dose of drugs such as phenytoin sodium, carbamazepine, dutasteride, lamotrigine, etc. should be started at a small dose, and the dose should not be increased too fast, and the dose should be increased slowly according to the doctor’s requirements to achieve the best control effect with the smallest dose. The more the dose of epilepsy drugs, the smaller the side effects, the smaller the dose of antiepileptic drugs, can not effectively control epileptic-like seizures, and can not achieve satisfactory therapeutic effects. The shorter the epilepsy drug is taken, the better the course of antiepileptic drugs is the principle, generally oral antiepileptic drugs completely remission 3-5 years gradually reduce the medication, premature discontinuation will increase the risk of recurrence, and may cause epilepsy difficult to control.