Treatment of epilepsy in adults

One of the most common neuropsychiatric diseases is epilepsy, various forms of which are treated in adults by their own methods and have their own effect. The disease has a latent flow pattern. At the same time, it is accompanied by sudden seizures, which are described in medicine as a temporary disorder of the motor, mental and sensitive functions. This condition occurs as a result of the formation of one or more foci in the brain.

Standard methods of treatment of epilepsy in adults

The main way to treat an ailment is to take special medications that are prescribed depending on the nature and intensity of development. Usually the minimum dose of the drug is prescribed. It increases until the optimal effect is determined. In case the medicine does not work, its dosage gradually decreases, and a new remedy is prescribed. In no case, patients should not independently switch to other tablets, at least somehow change the amount of the drug taken or refuse therapy. All this can lead to worsening of the condition and increased frequency of seizures.

Preparations for the treatment of epilepsy in adults

There are four main groups of medicines used to treat the disease:

  1. Carboxamides. The drugs of this group include Carbamazepine, Finlepsin, Actinevral.
  2. Valproates. The medicines are presented in the form of Depakin Chrono, Enkorat Khroy, and Convulex.
  3. Phenytoins. The main one is Difenin .
  4. Phenobarbital. The most popular are the same-name medicines of domestic production and Luminal.

Folk methods of treatment of epilepsy in adults

"Siberian" solution

Ingredients:

Preparation and use

The oil is diluted in water. Take the medicine three times a day for 300 ml 15 minutes before eating. Therapy is carried out for one month. In this case, you only need to repeat it once a year.

Herbal Powder

Ingredients:

Preparation and use

Dry herbs should be taken in equal parts and ground to a powder, mixed. A single dose is half a teaspoon of plants, along with a Diphenin tablet. The medicine is consumed three times a day. Treatment should last two weeks. Then a break is made for 7 days, and then it repeats again. As a result, three full circles must pass.

Diet for the treatment of epilepsy in adults

For treatment, a special ketogenic diet is prescribed, according to which in the first three days of use the patient can use only pure water. On the fourth day in the diet is allowed healthy food, which at first should be three times less than usual. In no case should the menu be cereals, bread, pasta, fruit, potatoes and carrots.