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What Are The Withdrawal Symptoms Of Trileptal?

Posted on Wed, 16 Mar 2016

Question: my son has been on trileptal for for going on 15 years. he has not had a seizure in over 12 years. Our doctor thinks he has no more problems and wants to take him off the medicine. my problem is I am thinking the reason he has not had a seizure is because he takes the medicine regularly

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Medicines may be stopped after proper tapering.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

If you would have presented to me as an outpatient with this clinical situation,I would have told you that 'medicines may be stopped after proper taper'.I agree with your treating doctor's opinion on this. Even if on medicines,12 years seizure free interval is a long gap and its worth to try stopping the medicines.Possible,he may not have a seizure even after stopping Trioptal.

Hope it helps.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Ajay Panwar (3 days later)

Please explain in detail the rationale behind tapering and stopping the medicines, I would like to know as much as possible

Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (17 hours later)

Brief Answer:
To prevent seizure recurrence.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being in follow-up.

Its a protocol to taper off the antiepileptic medicines before finally stopping them because,if they are stopped abruptly without tapering to a lower dose,it results in increased chances of seizure recurrence.

I am here to answer all your queries,gladly.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar