Doctors giving eptoin 100mg and levipil 500 to my mother at a same time and than they tol stop eptoin after 3 week but another doctor from Tata hospital thye old us to keep continue both tablets but some people told us that is not good for brain is that true.....or we continue both tables
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for your query. Both Option (Phenytoin) and Level (Levetiracetam) are anti-epileptic medication, i.e. they are given to control fits. Now, you have not given details as to why the doctors wanted to change Option to Level. It could have been that the fits may not have been controlled by Option, thus requiring a change of medication. Without any information about how well controlled her symptoms are, it is not possible to give any definitive advise on further treatment options. So, I would suggest that you ask your doctor why the medication had to be changed and whether it would be sufficient if she is only on one medication. It is not true that this medication are not good for the brain, but it is also important that the appropriate medication in the right doses are given in order to control the symptoms. Wish you all the best.