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Hello, I will do a formal intro post soon, but the reason I searched out this community is because my son has had another (I guess minor) seizure that was 4 minutes long.
His last two seizures were breakthrough seizures that occurred when he caught a cold. Both times tegretol levels were taken at the emergency room. Both times they were found to be mid range therapeutic.
His dr has opted to raise the dosage and I am to tell her if he seems too "sleepy" during the day.
Other family members think we should change his medicine back to phenobarbital, because he never had this problem before, he only seemed to have seizures (big ones) when he outgrew the dosage.
Here is the question: Are seizure controlling medications supposed to stop seizures 100% of the time? Should a cold be enough to let a seizure break through? It seems to me that the medication is working and that outside factors will always play a part in having more seizures. But I wonder if I am being stubborn by going along with his doctor. I will be seeking a 2nd opinion, but I was wondering about all of your experience? Is it supposed to prevent seizures 100%? If it doesn't does that mean its not working?
Thank you so much for any input!
His last two seizures were breakthrough seizures that occurred when he caught a cold. Both times tegretol levels were taken at the emergency room. Both times they were found to be mid range therapeutic.
His dr has opted to raise the dosage and I am to tell her if he seems too "sleepy" during the day.
Other family members think we should change his medicine back to phenobarbital, because he never had this problem before, he only seemed to have seizures (big ones) when he outgrew the dosage.
Here is the question: Are seizure controlling medications supposed to stop seizures 100% of the time? Should a cold be enough to let a seizure break through? It seems to me that the medication is working and that outside factors will always play a part in having more seizures. But I wonder if I am being stubborn by going along with his doctor. I will be seeking a 2nd opinion, but I was wondering about all of your experience? Is it supposed to prevent seizures 100%? If it doesn't does that mean its not working?
Thank you so much for any input!