A patient called today to ask: Do I have to take medication for life? When can I stop using medication for epilepsy patients? First of all, medication for epilepsy patients is a long process, and some patients are able to stick with it without interruption. Some patients do not take their medications regularly, and some stop them privately because they think I don’t have seizures anymore. Are these behaviors right or wrong? Most patients can stop having seizures for life after regular treatment, thus, most patients do not need to take medication for a long time. In general, generalized tonic-clonic seizures, compulsive seizures, and clonic seizures can be considered discontinued after 3 to 5 years of complete control, and after six months of cessation of disoriented seizures. However, there should be a buffering process before stopping the medication, and this period is usually not less than 1~1.5 years. Patients with automatism may need to take medication for a long time.