Patient's question:
I've been feeling particularly low lately and always feel tired, even when I'm fine. It's hard for me to concentrate on things, and sometimes my hands and feet even twitch. That's why I'm afraid to drive now. After checking with a doctor, I found out it's epilepsy. I want to know how harmful epilepsy can be.Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy patients should nap very carefully and avoid deep sleep. Pay attention to sleeping posture, avoid prone or semi-recumbent deep sleep positions, and try to avoid sleeping on your back, especially for children with frequent nighttime seizures. Sleep disorders in epilepsy patients may lead to an increase in the frequency of seizures, so necessary medication should be administered. Sedative-hypnotic drugs can treat certain types of sleep disorders and also synergistically treat sleep disorders in epilepsy patients.