seizure medications

Question 1

What are seizure medications?

Answer 1

Also known as antiepileptic drugs or anticonvulsants, used to treat seizure disorders known as epilepsy,some seizure meds have other indications such as migraine headache prevention and bipolar disorder treatment.

Question 2

how do seizure medications work?

Answer 2

in general, work by changing the way brain cells(neurons) send messages with substances called neurotransmitters and how signals move in and out the the brain cells(e.g. voltage, dependant sodium and calcium channels, sv2a protein, gaba inhibitory neurotransmitter)

Question 2

Lamotrigine

Answer 2

Lamicital, indicated for seizures mostly and also bipolar and migraine prevention

Question 3

levetiracetam

Answer 3

keppra, indicated for seizures mostly and also bipolar and migraine prevention

Question 4

oxcarbazepine

Answer 4

trileptal, indicated for seizures mostly and also bipolar and migraine prevention

Question 5

divalproex sodium

Answer 5

depakote, indicated for seizures mostly and also bipolar and migraine prevention

Question 5

Topiramate

Answer 5

topamax, indicated for seizures mostly and also bipolar and migraine prevention

Question 6

Gabapentin

Answer 6

Neurontin, anticonvulsants also indicated for nerve pain

Question 7

Pregabalin

Answer 7

Lyrica, anticonvulsants also indicated for nerve pain