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Meds loosing effectiveness when tired?
Thu, 09/21/2017 - 11:20Topic: Medication Issues
im new to the seizure thing started having multiple a day a month ago and they dont have a diagnosis yet but just got put on meds keppra to be precise , they seem to be helping im seizure free all day for the most part when id have at least 5 a day before, but it seems no matter when i take my meds that around nine when im getting tired im having seizures again anyone else have this problem? is it just because im tired? because the meds seem to work perfect all day until than
follow the directions when
Submitted by just_joe on Thu, 2017-09-21 - 18:26
follow the directions when taking your meds. If it says 2 times a day then those times need to be as close to 12 hours apart as you can make them. Unless your neurologist says otherwise. You also need to understand that seizure meds are not like aspirin where once taken they go away after a few hours. It takes 3-4 weeks for your body to get used to them. Which is during the time period it takes to get the therapeutic levels where the neurologist wants them at the dosage you started with. After that time period keep track of the number of seizures for awhile. That way you will be able to let your neurologist know where adjustments need to be made.