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Chronotherapy for Seizures
Adjusting medication doses depending on when seizures happen most frequently can help with seizure control and reduce medication side effects.
Did you know...Using Seizure Tracker can help identify trends in seizures activity?
Collecting the date and time of when your seizures occur adds to the information you and your doctor can use to make better treatment descisions. Adjusting the timing and dosing of your medications can sometimes help with seizure control and medication side effects.
Some things that can impact seizure control and the efficacy of your medications...
- How fast (or slow) our bodies metabolize or process medication
- Daily activity levels (ie. Exercise, Sleep, etc.)
- Hormonal cycles
"Time of Day" charts on the Seizure Tracker reports identify trends related to a 24 hour period.
The Seizure Tracker "Time of Day" chart visualizes when your seizure tend to happen over a 24 hour period. Using your mobile device to record seizures will help by capturing the time the seizure recording started and how long it lasted. Collecting that type of information add to the value of the visualizations you create on the Seizure Tracker reports.
"Seizure counts by day" charts can help identify long and short cycles accross weeks or months.
The Seizure Tracker daily seizure count charts can help identify trends or cycles within a longer time span. This chart visualizes most of the data collected in your diary. You can also use the seizure type chart to help understand how seizure severity may be changing within an exisitng cycle.
Learn more about the Seizure Tracker reporting features by visiting the
related help section.
What do I do if I notice a trend or cycle in my seizure activity?
Talk to your doctor about lifestyle or therapy changes!
Some potential questions could be...
- I'm notice a trend of when my seizures occur, is there a way to make my medication more effective during that time without increasing any side effect?
- Does my lifestyle or daily activity have any impact on the trends in seizure timing?
- Is there data I can collect that would help in making more informed therapy decisions?
Did you know?
80% of people living with epilepsy have at least one identifiable seizure cycle. (1)
20% show evidence of a 7 day cycle. (1)
The
Medication Management Tool on Seizure Tracker can visualize medication changes and help understand the impact on seizure timing and trends.
(1) Karoly PJ, Goldenholz DM, Freestone DR, Moss RE, Grayden DB, Theodore WH, et al. Circadian and circaseptan rhythms in human epilepsy: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Neurology 17 (2018) 11: 977-985.
