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Health Encyclopedia: Epilepsy Long Term Treatment

Long-Term Treatment


Treatment with anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) is usually initiated or strongly considered for the following patients:

  • Children and adults who have had two or three seizures, unless there is either a long separation between seizures or the seizure is provoked by an injury or other specific causes. (In children, risk for recurrence after a single unprovoked seizure is rare. The risk even after a second seizure is low, even when the seizure is prolonged.)
  • Children and adults after a s...
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Are There Sleep Drugs That Won't Cause "Rebound" Insomnia?
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...benzodiazepine class [e.g., temazepam (Restoril) or lorazepam (Ativan)],when used chronically... Read more »

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Tamoxifen Significantly Reduces Mania Symptoms
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...condition received placebo. All patients received lorazepam to help with the control of... Read more »

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...Prochlorperazine, Metoclopramide, Haloperidol, and Lorazepam (Ativan). Talk to your doctor about... Read more »

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Making the Work Environment Safe
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...I begin to have continual panic attacks. I was on lorazepam for several years and it stopped... Read more »

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Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution
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Health Guide

Epilepsy: Treatment
...consciousness) are anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines. They include diazepam (Valium, Diastat) or lorazepam (Ativan). These drugs are available in the following forms:Tablets taken orally... Read more »
Insomnia: Medications
...clonazepam (Klonopin), quazepam (Doral).Medium- to short-acting benzodiazepines include triazolam (Halcion), lorazepam (Ativan), alprazolam (Xanax), temazepam (Restoril), oxazepam (Serax),... Read more »
Travel to Developing Countries: Travel Precautions
...Travelers might also ask their doctors about short-acting benzodiazepines ("sleeping pills") such as lorazepam (Ativan); benzodiazepine-receptor agonists such as zolpidem (Ambien) or eszoplicone... Read more »
Alcoholism: Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal
...risk for abuse than the shorter-acting drugs, which include diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), and lorazepam (Ativan).Assessing symptoms frequently and administering benzodiazepine doses as... Read more »
Encephalitis: Viral: Treatment
...symptoms.Seizures may be prevented by using fosphenytoin (Cerebyx).Seizures may be treated with intravenous lorazepam (Ativan).Sedatives may be prescribed for irritability or restlessness.Simple... Read more »

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