 Hi, this is Dr. Pramod Krishnan. I'm a consultant neurologist at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. I specialize in epilepsy. Numerous epilepsy medications are currently available. They are called anti-epileptic drugs. The choice of the medicine depends on the age of the patient, the gender, the reproductive status, pregnancy, the type of seizure, the medical problems that are there in the patient and the other medicines that the patient is using currently. All the medicines are designed for long-term use, running into several years. They are tried and tested and side effects are generally very predictable. The general side effects are quite mild and with minor adjustments in the dose, the side effects can be handled pretty well.