1. If a patient has repeated attacks of convulsions or abnormal EEG pattern, he should be put on regular anti- epileptic treatment, thus have an appointment with a Neurologist or Medicine Specialist. 2. After careful examination and investigation he will put you on the best drug regime (he will decide whether it is grand mal or petit mal epilepsy), so be under his regualer supervision, and do follow the instructions given below: . Do not miss the treatment even for 1 day . Avoid places where convulsions can be dangerous: swimming,driving vehicles, climbing heights,work near moving machinery, standing in train or bus doors, work near fire. . Drugs to be continued for at least 5 years after the last fit, and then slowly tapered off over 6 months . Instruct all relatives avout the possibility of recuring fits. If they see you getting convulsions, support immediately and make lie on the ground (lateral position) and then put a spoon or wooden ruler between the teeth and wait for convulsion to stop.