What about the adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs?

Hello. Some people with epilepsy and their family members seem to have more concerns about anti-epileptic drugs*** than the seizures themselves, and would rather have a few seizures than take the pills. In fact, the damage caused by a single attack is many times greater than that of drugs.

The most reliable prevention of epilepsy is to take antiepileptic medications on time and in the right amount. Once epilepsy is diagnosed, seizures should be controlled to prevent recurrence of seizures, and the sooner it is treated, the better. Because the more seizures are made, the longer the duration of the seizures, the enhancement of the pre-existing epileptic foci.

You can learn more about traditional Chinese medicine, adopt a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine or according to the pathogenesis, adopt the method of quenching epilepsy, calming the liver and diarrhea, removing phlegm and opening the body, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Good luck with you**.

Answer]: A This question examines the adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs. Antiepileptic drugs are common with idiosyncratic reactions and neurological adverse effects, including sedation, dizziness, blurred or double vision, difficulty concentrating, and ataxia.

Potential long-term adverse effects are osteomalacia and osteoporosis macroporosis. It may be that certain medications, including phenytoin, phenobarbital, and carbamazepine, interfere with vitamin D metabolism. So the answer is a.

Long-term use of anti-epileptic drugs is a certain problem, and excessive use of drugs is manifested as abnormal fatigue, unsteady gait, double vision, slurred pronunciation, etc.; If you have a rash, vomiting, extreme discomfort or abnormal liver function, you should contact your doctor immediately.

Long-term drug accumulation does not rule out that the blood concentration in the body is too high and drug poisoning occurs, causing a series of uncomfortable symptoms. In some patients, when the drug concentration is too high, not only can they not control the seizures, but also increase the number of seizures. The most important thing is that it will also lead to abnormal liver and kidney function, because any waste in the body needs liver detoxification and kidney excretion, so the gains outweigh the losses.

Epilepsy is very complex, but with the rapid development of medical science and technology, most of them have been clearly recognized, generally speaking, epilepsy can be divided into three categories, one is epilepsy without a clear **, accounting for 20% of the total number of epilepsy patients, mostly related to genetics, called idiopathic epilepsy.

<> latent source of disease, considering the existence of **, but the current medical technology cannot be determined. Can detect clear epilepsy**, also known as symptomatic epilepsy or secondary epilepsy Suggestion: Epilepsy is a chronic disease of sudden abnormal discharge of brain neurons, resulting in temporary brain dysfunction, and it is necessary to perform surgery on the patient**, and the location of the epilepsy lesion should be diagnosed in detail; Surgery should be performed with caution** Mood, diet, fatigue, and infection are all predisposing factors for epilepsy and should be avoided in the care of patients with epilepsy.

It is necessary to pay proper attention to diet, eat less spicy food, avoid greasy, prohibit smoking and alcohol, and avoid oversatiety and hunger. Moderate physical and mental activity is good for health and should not be overly restrictive. Do not engage in dangerous work and activities.

Anti-epileptic drugs for people with epilepsy must be taken for a long time. In principle, it is possible to reduce the discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs only if they are regularly taken for 2 years without clinical seizures, and some need to maintain them for several years or even a lifetime. Do not increase or decrease the dosage arbitrarily, stop taking it abruptly or skip it.

If a dose is missed, it should be taken as soon as possible, but do not take a double dose at once, but multiple times a day. For rash, fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, internal organ damage, etc., if it appears, you should contact your doctor in time to avoid serious consequences.

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It is different, if it is caused by drugs, vomiting will generally be carried out, so that it can be safe.

The first aid method is the same, it is necessary to control the patient's body during the attack, and also to avoid the patient biting his tongue.

If the drug causes epilepsy, then the first aid methods are actually the same, but according to the patient's current situation, you should learn some first aid knowledge, which is still good for yourself.

I think the first aid method for seizures is the same as for normal epilepsy, but in such cases, you should call 120 in time to ensure the safety of the patient.

All antiepileptic drugs can cause varying degrees of adverse reactions and toxicity. Some adverse reactions only cause physical discomfort or symptoms, which generally appear in the initial stage of drug use, and most of them can be relieved. The most common adverse reactions include dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and nausea.

Debajin (valproic acid) can cause hand tremors. Totex (topiramate) and zonisamide can cause numbness, tingling. However, some adverse drug reactions and toxicity can cause different degrees of damage to the body, and in severe cases, it endangers the lives of patients with wide fibrillation, but it is generally rare, often occurs in the first few months of starting medication, and is often related to the dose of the drug (the larger the dose, the greater the probability of toxicity).

Common drug toxins include: 1) liver damage, which can be seen in: phenytoin, phenobarbital, valproic acid and non-amithane; 2) cytopenias, which can cause frequent infections and bleeding, more common in phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, valproic acid and non-urethane; 3) allergic reactions, such as flushing, drug eruptions or ulcers, the most serious of which is Steven-Johnson syndrome, which is more common in lamotrigine, phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital and oxcarbazepine; 4) mood changes, such as irritability, temper tantrums or depression, more common in levetiracetam (cautious Keplan); 5) cognitive decline, such as unresponsiveness, slow speech, memory loss, etc., is more common in totai (topiramate) and phenobarbital; 6) weight changes, such as weight gain (valproic acid) or weight loss (totech and zonisamide); 7) insomnia, more common in lamotrigine; 8) increased blood cholesterol, osteoporosis and vitamin deficiency, more common in phenytoin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital and primidone; 9) ataxia, unsteady walking or standing, more common in carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine.

Adverse reactions of epilepsy drugs include liver and kidney damage, skin rash, deprivation of skin reputation, abdominal pain, diarrhea, decreased appetite, mental abnormalities, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and so on.

Suggestion: Epilepsy drugs should be started with a small dose and a single drug, and then titrated gradually according to the blood concentration until the optimal dose is reached. In the case of poor effect of monotherapy**, drug combination** can be selected, and commonly used combination regimens include oxcarbazepine + levetiracetam and lamotrigine + sodium valproate.