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Will There Be Any Problem If I Skip Night Dose Of Valprin For A Week?

sir , I m having eplipse problem my Dr.advice me to take valprin ,500 twice for two years.
I take my medicine but I don't get sleep in night. But when I have beer I get good sleep.
I want to know what will happen if I skip a night dose for one in week?
Wed, 18 Dec 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.

I would like to advise you not to skip any dose of valparin (sodium valproate). This is because, skipping a dose may lead to recurrence of seizures.

Valparin should be taken twice daily to be effective.

In addition, beer or any other alcoholic drink is not good for you, as they may aggravate seizures.

Regarding sleep, you may take zolpidem or clonazepam after consulting your neurologist.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in

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Will There Be Any Problem If I Skip Night Dose Of Valprin For A Week?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I would like to advise you not to skip any dose of valparin (sodium valproate). This is because, skipping a dose may lead to recurrence of seizures. Valparin should be taken twice daily to be effective. In addition, beer or any other alcoholic drink is not good for you, as they may aggravate seizures. Regarding sleep, you may take zolpidem or clonazepam after consulting your neurologist. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in