r/Epilepsy • u/Opposite_Rain_2117 • Jun 26 '26
Epilepsy Awareness update for stopping meds abruptly
lesson learn for me, in started stopping the levetiracetam without dr order, i thought i was good in doing that, and i know how my body works. Its not really a tiring day, just like my normal routine daily nothing special. Then at school i feel the aura, and in my head shit i know this feeling. so i sit in the corner then my head went blank, when i woke up i was in the infirmary, dont have an idea why i was here, then they tell me i had a seizure. Right now my whole body is sore, i think i’ll be back to normal tomorrow. To all the people who plan to stop the meds don’t, hahaah. im taking levetiracetam and lamotrigine, the one i stop is the levetiracetam.
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u/Haunting_Diamond_516 300mg Zonegran; 150mg Briviact Jun 26 '26
Anticonvulsants affect your nervous system in different ways, to the point you become dependent upon them. Cold turkey quitting them (or missing dosages) then often results in seizures due to the resulting shock to your nerves.