What are the drugs for epilepsy

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Before suddenly fell to the ground convulsions, was sent to the hospital diagnosed with epilepsy, although there has been treatment, but the effect is not very good, and still occasionally attack, recently has been taking medicine treatment. Now let's learn about the drugs for epilepsy.

What are the drugs for epilepsy

First, the clinical choice of drugs is mainly determined by the type of attack, side effects of drugs, age of patients, past drug allergy history and price. In principle, phenobarbital or carbamazepine is the first choice for generalized tonic and clonic seizures, followed by sodium valproate and phenytoin.

Second: absence attack, the first choice of sodium valproate or Ethylsuccinate, followed by clonazepam, dimethyldione, acetazolamide, phenytoin sodium can aggravate the absence attack, can not choose. Simple partial attack, the first choice of carbamazepine or phenobarbital, followed by phenytoin sodium, promethasone, sodium valproate and so on.

Third: the cause of epilepsy is unknown, often need lifelong drug control, there is no specific treatment. Can follow the doctor's advice regular medication, pay attention to rest, avoid inducing factors. Can be oral carbamazepine tablets and phenytoin sodium tablets treatment, maintain a good mood.

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Patients with epilepsy will take medicine irregularly. Many doctors can't choose appropriate drugs and make long-term treatment plans according to the seizure type of a certain epilepsy patient. Instead, they can add, reduce, change or stop drugs at will, resulting in long-term uncontrolled seizures or chronic drug poisoning.