If your child has absence epilepsy, the doctor will treat the condition with medication, such as lamotrigine (Lamictal) or valproic acid (Depakene, Depakote) The most common treatment is EPILIM (sodium valproate) which will start as 5ml once a day for 2 weeks, then 5ml twice a day for 2 weeks, then 7.5ml twice a day. It usually comes in a syrup form which has a pleasent sweet taste. The purpose of these medications is to control the number of absence seizures your child has and hopefully stop them completely so he or she can reach full potential at school and home. Once your child begins taking a seizure medicine, treatment usually will continue until the child is in their mid-teens when it will be stopped or reduced and more observations will take place.
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