Patient's question:
Expert, hello! When my nephew was ten months old, he had a moment where his eyes rolled up and he was briefly unconscious. A brain showed epileptic waves in the frontal area, and later, the doctor prescribed a medication called Topiramate, which he has been taking ever since. Since then, he has had no more symptoms of the kind mentioned earlier. Now he is one year and two months old. Could he stop taking the medication? Thank you!Doctor's answer:
For epilepsy medication, it is not advisable to stop taking it arbitrarily. I suggest you don't hurry. The control period for Western medicine is very long, and the side effects are significant. Regular liver and kidney function tests should be conducted. Most patients are controlled for half a year or a year. When the body starts to develop resistance, seizures will occur. Timely diagnosis and early treatment are crucial for epilepsy patients. The earlier the treatment, the smaller the brain damage and the fewer the recurrences, leading to a better prognosis. It is best to take medication under the guidance of a doctor.