Can you drink alcohol while taking anti seizure medication?

Interaction with anti-epilepsy drugs For example, Keppra and alcohol may increase your risk of liver problems. Meanwhile lamotrigine and alcohol may cause you to feel very sleepy. Anti-epilepsy drugs can also reduce your tolerance to alcohol which means you will feel drunker faster.

What drinks are good for epilepsy?

Generally speaking, most people with epilepsy should be OK to drink coffee, tea, soda and other caffeinated drinks in small quantities without any serious risk of increasing the number of seizures they have.

Can I drink alcohol on Keppra?

Keppra may cause drowsiness and affect alertness. Be careful when drinking alcohol while taking Keppra. Combining Keppra and alcohol can make you more drowsy. Your doctor may suggest you avoid alcohol while you are being treated with Keppra.

When are you considered seizure free?

As a general rule, adult patients should have been seizure-free for at least two years before discontinuation is considered. In children with epilepsy where the prognosis is known to be good, discontinuation may be considered earlier.

How do you know if seizure medication is working?

Once you’re on a drug, you’ll wait to see if your seizures improve. “To judge whether the medication is working, we need to look at seizure frequency,” Najm says. If you have seizures every day, you should be able to tell within a month if the medicine has relieved them or made them less frequent.

What to avoid when you have seizures?

Seizure triggers

• Not taking epilepsy medicine as prescribed.
• Feeling tired and not sleeping well.
• Stress.
• Alcohol and recreational drugs.
• Flashing or flickering lights.
• Monthly periods.
• Missing meals.
• Having an illness which causes a high temperature.

What happens when you stop taking seizure medication?

Quitting medication suddenly can lead to a withdrawal seizure. Your doctor will lower your dose over time. Children may be completely off medication in as little as 1 month. For adults, it’s usually between 1 and 6 months, though some doctors think 3 months is the minimum.