If you have epilepsy, a change in the pattern of your seizures may be
caused by a change in the way your antiseizure medicine affects your body. This
may occur because of:
- Lack of
sleep.
- Stress.
- Alcohol or drug use or
abuse.
- Other medicines (especially some antibiotics and birth
control pills).
- Pregnancy.
- Other illness.
See your doctor if your seizures are occurring more often or are more
severe. Your doctor will want to check the dose of your antiseizure medicine.
However, even if you are already taking the right dose and right kind of
medicine, you still may have changes in the pattern of your seizures because of
an illness, a change in environment, or a change in your disease.
