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Could The Reduction In Dosage Of Eptoin And Levipil Advisable Due To The Discomfort?
My father had a stroke in the year 2012 July in the month of November 2013 he suffered multiple siezures in the occtipal lobe . Now he is on eptoin plus levipil1200. Mg .He seems to be havinproblem breathing and his tongue sticks out he is sleeping most of the time . Heis 85 years of age .Is a reduction in medication advisable as he seems to be in discomfort
Fri, 20 Jun 2014
Hi,
The medication advised for the seizures, were causing any sort of discomfort from that time (Nov 2013)?
If the problem is recent, then drugs might not be the cause. However, for epilepsy, drugs dosage reduction is usually done after two seizure free years.
If he has breathing problems, exact type and cause needs to be understood. If you give me more details, I will try to find out and explain or else meet your physician once.
Sleeping most of the time, might be due to disturbed sleep in the night. Maybe he needs to be evaluated for any sleep apnoea syndrome. Do check if he is sleepless at night, if yes, problem needs to be addressed. If not, a thyroid profile might be necessary to rule out hypothyroidism.
If you have any further queries, happy to help again.
The medication advised for the seizures, were causing any sort of discomfort from that time (Nov 2013)?
If the problem is recent, then drugs might not be the cause. However, for epilepsy, drugs dosage reduction is usually done after two seizure free years.
If he has breathing problems, exact type and cause needs to be understood. If you give me more details, I will try to find out and explain or else meet your physician once.
Sleeping most of the time, might be due to disturbed sleep in the night. Maybe he needs to be evaluated for any sleep apnoea syndrome. Do check if he is sleepless at night, if yes, problem needs to be addressed. If not, a thyroid profile might be necessary to rule out hypothyroidism.
If you have any further queries, happy to help again.
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