Hi, my mother 57 years old is suffering from epilepsy since her childhood days..previously she use to have frequent fits but gradually they have decreased. She is having oxetol 450mg since few years now. Recently she is diagnosed with low sodium levels and a general physician suggested that it is because of oxetol and advisrd to stop taking it. If you could please help with a replacement medicine for the same. Please help as the neurologist we used to consult has transferred to some other city and it is not possible for us to consult a new one and go for all the test again due yo financial constraint. She hasn t got any fits since September 2014 which is a great thing as previously it was 1c in a month or 1c in 2month or sometimes as frequent as twice in a month. Please help.
Welcome to Chat Doctor . Thank you for posting your query. I can understand your concern. Oxetol in most cases is a safe Chat Doctor. . But in case your mother is having a problem with it. I would suggest you to 1. Go for Tab Levetiracetam (500\u00a0mg) 1 tab twice daily as a replacement.2. Get an EEG done when possibleVisit a neurologist as soon its convenient for you. He/she can examine her and correlate clinically. Do not worry much. Hope this helps. Have a nice day. Regards.