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Will Taking Lamictal Help Cure Epilepsy?
Hi,I know this is not the best idea but, for better or worse, it is happening.I was diagnosed with epilepsy about 10 months ago. It was only one episode , but the doc had me do 2 EEG s and one of them turned up positive. I was prescribed Lamictal (lamoTRIgine) and take it twice daily. I know that it is not a particularly good idea, but I am going to be drinking fairly heavily later this week. Besides obviously making sure I m hydrated and taking my pills as normal, are there any other ways I can help prevent a negative situation (aka a seizure)?
Mon, 30 Nov 2015
if you had one episode of seizure and your EEG shoed some abnormality, then its ok to start antiepileptic. Also its good for you that your seizure not recur after 1st episode. Did you underwent MRI Brain/NCCT Head also? was there some finding?
you need to take antiepileptic medicine regulary
and should stop alcohol because alcohol can lower down seizure threshold in the body.
you need to take antiepileptic medicine regulary
and should stop alcohol because alcohol can lower down seizure threshold in the body.
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