Patient's question:
It's quite uncomfortable. Does epilepsy harm life?Doctor's answer:
Epilepsy, depending on its classification, can be a severe form of epilepsy known as grand mal seizures, which may be life-threatening. Therefore, it is absolutely crucial that epilepsy treatment should not involve stopping medication on one's own or using it intermittently, as this can lead to grand mal seizures and cause significant harm to others. Generally, during a grand mal seizure, the person may experience convulsions involving all four limbs that last for several minutes, along with symptoms like foaming at the mouth. This can also cause significant damage to the brain nerves. Therefore, if epilepsy enters a sustained state again, it can be life-threatening.