If a person with epilepsy forgets to take their epilepsy medication once in a while, it usually doesn’t have much of an effect, but sometimes it can trigger a seizure. Epilepsy is a chronic disease in which neurons in the brain have sudden abnormal discharges, leading to transient brain dysfunction. Currently, the main treatments for epilepsy are medication, surgery, and neuromodulation. Among them, medication is the most important treatment. Common drugs include levetiracetam, lamotrigine, sodium valproate, and so on. Medication for epilepsy is a long-term process. For patients with well-controlled epilepsy, forgetting to take a dose of medication usually doesn’t matter, but for patients with poorly controlled epilepsy, seizures may be easily induced. Therefore, it is recommended to take medication strictly according to the doctor’s instructions and continue to use medication, which should not be easily reduced or stopped, so as not to affect the effectiveness of the medication and lead to seizures.