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Any Advice For Recurring Seizures Even After Taking Levipil And Yaz For PCOD?

hi..i m asking this for my 18 yr old daughter who was diagnosed with absence seizures and pcod. her neurologist has changed her meds from sodium valproate to levipil coz of the pcod. she is on a tab called yaz for pcod. her seizures seem to be recurring. can u help pls
Thu, 26 Nov 2015
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for absence seizure, valproate is good drug. But if she has PCOD along with, ethosuximide can be tried (though its not easily available in few countries). levetiracetam is not much effective for absence seizure
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Any Advice For Recurring Seizures Even After Taking Levipil And Yaz For PCOD?

for absence seizure, valproate is good drug. But if she has PCOD along with, ethosuximide can be tried (though its not easily available in few countries). levetiracetam is not much effective for absence seizure