You cannot stop taking antiepileptic medication during the interictal period, or you risk having a seizure.
Seizures are categorized into ictal and interictal periods. The interictal period refers to the period when seizures are temporarily absent.
Because epilepsy is a chronic disease with repetitive seizures. During the treatment period, even if the condition has gone through the interictal period, or even the stabilization period, when the epilepsy no longer has seizures, the patient can’t stop taking the medication without authorization, and this disease needs to receive consolidation treatment to avoid the recurrence of the disease.
During the treatment period, if the patient receives oral drug therapy, must strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, on time and in accordance with the amount of drugs, can not be increased or decreased without authorization, and can not be stopped without authorization.
In addition, epilepsy has a greater danger, it is recommended that patients must actively receive professional treatment and follow-up, to avoid affecting their health.