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Can a drug overdose cause long-term epilepsy?

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The question is so general, the answer has to be a “Yes”! The important question is, which drug are we talking of? Also, overdose of how much? read more

For example, buspirone, a drug that treats anxiety, may cause seizures. Chlorpromazine, which treats schizophrenia, a psychological disorder that causes a disconnect with reality, may trigger seizures. Other antipsychotic drugs that can result in seizures include clozapine and haloperidol. read more

Oral hypoglycaemics - drugs used for diabetes - can cause severe lowering of blood glucose, leading to brain damage, which can lead to seizures and epilepsy. But this is not true for all oral hypoglycemics; drugs like meteformin do not lower the glucose below the normal level, hence they don’t have this effect. read more

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