Does epilepsy take medicine for life

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I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 11 years old. Since then, I have to take medicine to control the disease, and I am afraid of taking those medicine every time. Later, my father took me to the hospital for examination to see if I can take medicine alone. The doctor also gave us some suggestions. Next, I will share whether I want to take medicine all my life.

Does epilepsy take medicine for life

First: you don't have to take medicine for life, but you can't stop taking medicine by yourself. Many patients stop taking medicine when they don't have an attack. As a result, their condition worsens. This is not correct. Epilepsy patients must consult epilepsy experts, according to their own condition to decide the time to stop the drug, can not stop the drug themselves, after the condition is stable, it is best to consolidate a few years before stopping the drug. Usual diet should also pay attention to, can't eat spicy food, can't smoke and drink.

Second: epilepsy patients should not eat high zinc food. It is found that the average level of blood zinc in almost all patients with epilepsy is higher than that in normal people. After long-term antiepileptic drug treatment, the blood zinc concentration of the patients was significantly lower than that before treatment, and some patients even had some symptoms of zinc deficiency.

Third: epileptic patients should increase the intake of magnesium. Epilepsy patients often lack of magnesium, especially patients who need long-term drug treatment, such as long-term use of phenytoin sodium, easy to cause osteoporosis, in addition to giving high calcium diet, should also pay attention to the intake of magnesium. The adult body contains 20-25 grams of magnesium, about half of which is concentrated in the middle skeleton. The magnesium in the skeleton cannot be used by the body cells. If the lack of magnesium, in addition to affecting bone formation, it can also lead to muscle tremor, mental tension. Magnesium rich foods include millet, corn, red beans, soybeans, dried tofu, green vegetables, celery, beef liver, chicken and so on. Adult men need 350 mg a day to maintain magnesium balance.

matters needing attention

1. Epilepsy patients, usually do not go to dangerous places, such as to try to avoid reservoirs and high slopes. 2. Epilepsy patients can also eat more magnesium containing food. 3. Patients should check and take medicine regularly, and remember not to eat foreign drugs indiscriminately. 4. Do not press the patient's limbs hard to avoid fracture or dislocation. 5. Develop good living habits, rest on time, ensure adequate sleep, avoid overwork. 6. Avoid food with strong irritation. 7. Avoid cold, rain and shower with too cold and too hot water.