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… doctor if you can slowly stop or reduce your medicine. You and your doctor will need to weigh the benefits of stopping treatment against the risk that your … usually require lifelong treatment.) Your epilepsy started when you were a child or …
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… Overview Medicine therapy for epilepsy can fail for several reasons: You do … cannot take the drug anymore. You take other medicines or natural health products, such as …
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… Condition Basics What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a common condition that … How is epilepsy treated? You can take medicines to control and reduce seizures. … only along with other medicines. Reducing or stopping epilepsy medicine safely If you …
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… Overview Most of the time, people with epilepsy who become pregnant deliver healthy … to someone with epilepsy. Most antiepileptic medicines increase the risk even more. If you have epilepsy and become pregnant, stopping medicine treatment is not always the …
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… While working with your doctor to plan a medicine routine for yourself or your child, … have to take the medicine? Some medicines for epilepsy have to be taken several times a day. … medicines increase the risk even more, but stopping use of the medicine is not always the …
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… Epilepsy is a common condition that causes … Epilepsy Epilepsy and Driving Epilepsy Medicine Therapy Failure Epilepsy: Atonic … Questions About Medicines for Epilepsy Stopping Medicine for Epilepsy Temporal Lobe …
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… Overview Epilepsy that causes focal seizures is … Pope MD - Pediatrics Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine …
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… Overview Childhood absence epilepsy develops between ages 4 and 10. It … Pope MD - Pediatrics Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine Steven C. Schachter MD - Neurology …
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… Overview If your child has epilepsy , there are many ways to lower his or … during practice. Your child may have to take medicine during school hours. If you can, keep a supply of medicine with the school nurse and another …
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… Overview Nerve stimulator devices for epilepsy send electrical signals to the brain … treatment. It doesn't get rid of the need for medicine. But it can help reduce the risk of … who haven't responded well to antiepileptic medicines. Nerve stimulation may also be used …
