my grand mother who is 80 years old, suffered a seizure 3 days ago, the doctor prescribed her encorate chrono 200 mg twice daily, she feels weak and drowsy, my question is, is the weakness and drowsiness because of the extra dosage, should i reduce the dosage to 100 mg each in the morning and night, considering her age.
Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Enc orate throne is a safe and effective medication for treating fits. The dose depends on the body weight- 15 to 60 mg per kg body weight. So, the dose of 200 mg twice daily (total dose per day of 400 mg) is quite low. If you still feel that the Chat Doctor.  If found high, the dose may be reduced or stopped altogether and replaced with another medicine such as phenytoin. Best wishes,