What are the side effects of drugs for the treatment of epilepsy

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I am the use of drug treatment of epilepsy, after long-term treatment, the probability of disease attack is greatly reduced, but also pay attention to the possible side effects. Let's take a look at the side effects of drugs for the treatment of epilepsy.

What are the side effects of drugs for the treatment of epilepsy

First: long term adverse reactions: related to cumulative dose. If the patient is given the minimum dose that can control the attack, and if there is no attack for several years, the drug can be withdrawn or reduced gradually, which is helpful to reduce the long-term adverse reactions of AEDs.

Secondly: teratogenicity: the incidence of deformity in offspring of epileptic women is about twice that of normal women. There are many reasons for the deformity of offspring, including genetic factors, seizures, taking AEDs and so on. Most researchers believe that the adverse reactions of antiepileptic drugs are the main cause of deformity of offspring.

Finally: dose related adverse reactions, such as sedative effect of phenobarbital, dizziness, diplopia and ataxia caused by carbamazepine and phenytoin sodium, are dose-related. Starting from a small dose, slowly increase the dose, according to the instructions, or under the guidance of the doctor, so as to reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions.

matters needing attention

For a drug treatment is difficult to work or mixed epilepsy need to combine drugs, or choose broad-spectrum drugs, such as flunarizine, to improve the efficacy. In the process of long-term medication, we should pay attention to regular physical examination to prevent side effects.