Patient's question:
Hello, my child is 11 years old and has epilepsy. Recently, he has been experiencing headaches and dizziness. Is it due to the medication? The child has been taking medication for a year and a half (Tegretol and Trizolium Tablets). Please help, what is going on?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy is a chronic disease. If not well-controlled, it can last for several years, or even decades. For this reason, many epilepsy patients hold a pessimistic attitude towards whether the disease can be cured. It must be pointed out that the prognosis for most epilepsy cases is relatively good. Of course, there are also a few cases of epilepsy that are difficult to control and have an unsatisfactory prognosis. Epilepsy patients should maintain an optimistic attitude, build confidence in overcoming the disease, and must persist in long-term treatment. Only after the (duration of symptom relief) is long enough should medication be discontinued.