Epilepsy is a chronic central nervous system disease, and the vast majority of patients are treated with medication. However, due to the different types of disease, the degree of illness and the individual's physique, it is necessary to adjust the dosage and type of medication regularly in order to better reduce the probability of seizures.
What are the principles of medication for epilepsy
When using drugs to treat epilepsy, a single drug is generally used, and if after a period of time, it is found that the blood concentration of a single drug exceeds the upper limit of the patient's treatment range, and there are obvious side effects, and the satisfactory treatment effect is still not achieved.
You should report to the attending physician in time, and go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible, and adjust the medication under the guidance of the doctor.
How to take it after changing medications
In the process of changing the drug, the patient should follow the doctor's arrangement, slowly increase the dosage of the new drug, gradually reduce the dose of the preferred drug, and wait until the blood concentration of the new drug is stable and there is no serious side effect, and then stop the preferred drug, and the patient's family should pay attention to the state of the epilepsy patient at the time of the change of drug at any time, so as to avoid repeated seizures caused by the sudden change of drug.
What to do if you have allergies
If it is found that the patient has a drug allergy in the process of changing the drug, the use of the drug should be stopped immediately, and the patient's attending doctor should be contacted as soon as possible, and the patient should go to the hospital for examination in time and adjust the drug again.
What to pay attention to after changing dressings
When the patient's condition is effectively controlled after changing the drug, it is important not to reduce the dosage or even stop the drug without authorization on the grounds that the condition is getting better and not relapsing for a long time, which is extremely easy to cause rebound, aggravate the condition, and bring difficulties to subsequent treatment.
Epilepsy has been bothering patients and their families due to its many causes, long treatment cycles, irregular seizures and other characteristics, especially in the treatment process, if you are not careful, it is easy to recur.
However, epilepsy is not an incurable disease, as long as you follow the doctor's instructions to take medications, have regular check-ups, adjust medications in time according to the control situation, develop good living and eating habits, and maintain a good attitude, you can better control the condition and restore health.