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Seizures At Interval Of 2,3 Months. Taking Medication. How Can This Be Completely Controlled?

My father is 80 years old and gets seizures almost at intervals of two to three months . He is taking 1000 mg leviplil morning and 2000 mg Levipil in the evening after dinner . He has also been prescribed 5 mg Frisium which he DOES NOT take regularly as he feels lot of dizziness He takes Frisium only twice in a week.
Please advise how his seizures can be completely controlled .
Wed, 25 Sep 2013
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Your father is 80 years old and he is having seizures episodes at intervals of 2-3 months and he is currently taking 3000 mg Levipil and 5 mg Clobazam daily. Even on the medicines the seizures are not under proper control. He is not taking Frisium or clobazam regularly.
First of all Levetiracetam and Clobazam both are newer drugs and both are adjunctive drugs for epilepsy especially for generalized seizures. They are more useful in partial seizure.
Although you have not mentioned the details of his symptoms still I assume that he is having generalized seizures because seizure in general terms denotes generalized seizures. Consult his doctor for management as many broad spectrum drugs like Valproate, Carbamazepine etc are very useful in seizures.
Get his MRI done to rule out any organic cause of seizures.

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Seizures At Interval Of 2,3 Months. Taking Medication. How Can This Be Completely Controlled?

Hello Welcome to HCM Your father is 80 years old and he is having seizures episodes at intervals of 2-3 months and he is currently taking 3000 mg Levipil and 5 mg Clobazam daily. Even on the medicines the seizures are not under proper control. He is not taking Frisium or clobazam regularly. First of all Levetiracetam and Clobazam both are newer drugs and both are adjunctive drugs for epilepsy especially for generalized seizures. They are more useful in partial seizure. Although you have not mentioned the details of his symptoms still I assume that he is having generalized seizures because seizure in general terms denotes generalized seizures. Consult his doctor for management as many broad spectrum drugs like Valproate, Carbamazepine etc are very useful in seizures. Get his MRI done to rule out any organic cause of seizures. Thanks