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Why is my daughter having seizures daily even though she is on 3 different seizure med and just had the doses increased?

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Refractory: Seizures vary significantly in their underlying causes and a large number of patients are never able to achieve seizure control. Many patients try multiple medications before finding a regimen that works to improve their seizure control. In refractory patients, non-medication treatments can also be tried. These include the ketogenic diet, the vagus nerve stimulator (vns), and epilepsy surgery.

Answered 4/15/2016

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Toxins?: Sometimes seizures are related to toxic load. You might consider removing all additives and considering an elimination diet-.

Answered 7/20/2012

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Issue is dose or med: The problem may be that your daughter has a seizure syndrome that is known to be resistant to treatment. Other issues may be the dose of the medications, their blood levels and a need for medication that work by a different mechanism than tje ones she is currently taking. there are newly approved anti seizure medications that work by unique mechanisms. ask your neurologist about them.

Answered 6/17/2015

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