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Is Encorate Sufficient For Occasional Fits?

Hi, My wife is consuming encorate 300 mg tablet from year 2004

she is not taking on daily basis, now from last year she is having fits on every 4-5 months..

tell me the prescriptions...

We just got married...is she suffering from any serious Diseases
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I would like to reassure you that epilepsy is fully treatable and fits can be controlled, if medications are taken regularly.

Encorate (sodium valproate) is a good anti-epileptic drug and is very effective in controlling fits.

The medicine should be taken daily for better outcomes. Also, the dose depends on the body weight.

When you are planning pregnancy, encorate should be stopped and another drug should be started to avoid any harm to the developing baby.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Is Encorate Sufficient For Occasional Fits?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I would like to reassure you that epilepsy is fully treatable and fits can be controlled, if medications are taken regularly. Encorate (sodium valproate) is a good anti-epileptic drug and is very effective in controlling fits. The medicine should be taken daily for better outcomes. Also, the dose depends on the body weight. When you are planning pregnancy, encorate should be stopped and another drug should be started to avoid any harm to the developing baby. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in