What is the commonly used drug that treats epileptic disease

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My sister had a high fever when she was a child, and it lasted for many days. Then she found that her behavior was abnormal. Went to the hospital to check my sister suffered from serious epilepsy, because the younger, so the number of seizures will be more. The doctor also prescribed a lot of drugs, and then I'll tell you what are the commonly used drugs for the treatment of epilepsy?

What is the commonly used drug that treats epileptic disease

First, phenytoin sodium is effective for generalized tonic clonic seizures and partial seizures, but it can aggravate absence and myoclonic seizures. Gastrointestinal absorption is slow, metabolic enzymes can be saturated, after saturation, increase a small dose is the most toxic dose, children are not easy to find toxic and side effects, so infants and children should not take, adults should be careful when dosage. Usually, adults can take it once a day and children can take it twice a day.

Second: carbamazepine is the first choice for partial seizures, which is superior to other antiepileptic drugs in the treatment of complex fractional seizures, and also has good effect on secondary generalized tonic clonic seizures, but it can aggravate absence and myoclonic seizures. Due to the self induction of liver enzymes, the clearance rate was low at the beginning of treatment, and gradually increased to the therapeutic dose one week later. After 3-4 weeks of treatment, the same effect can be maintained only by increasing the dose.

Third: valproic acid is a broad-spectrum antiepileptic drug, is the first choice for generalized seizures, especially generalized tonic clonic seizures combined with typical absence seizures, also used for partial seizures. Gastrointestinal absorption is fast. Phenobarbital is often used as the first choice drug for epilepsy in children. It has a broad spectrum and fast onset. It has a good effect on generalized tonic clonic seizures. It is also used for simple and complex partial seizures and has a preventive effect on febrile convulsions. It can be used for acute brain damage with epilepsy or status epilepticus.

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Many patients with epilepsy will be irregular onset, each time will also have a certain impact on the body. Doctors will recommend that patients through phenytoin sodium or carbamazepine to treat, the effect of these two drugs are particularly good. But the patient's condition is under control, we must reduce.