An anticonvulsant is a drug or any substance that fulfills the function of preventing, interrupting, controlling or combating convulsive manifestations (seizures) resulting from an attack or epileptic episode in a patient, for this reason they are also known as antiepileptic drugs.
An anticonvulsant is the effect of certain substances that act as seizure painkillers, it is one of the most representative characteristics of drugs such as antiepileptic drugs. It is usually also an effect of drugs for disorders such as bipolar, pain due to neuropathy and fibromyalgia. It should be noted that seizures are not always of epileptic or associated origin, and may come from other symptoms or clinical symptoms. They began to be promoted as safe drugs in the late 1990s, since their predecessors were high- risk drugs.
Drugs that fight seizures can be divided into 8 groups based on the effect they have on the patient. These are: Repetitively activated sound channel blockers, those that enhance transmissions of the neurotransmitter GABA, glutamate modulators, T calcium channel blockers, N and L calcium channel blockers, modulators of the L current, specific binding site blockers, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
Anticonvulsants may have serious side effects on an individual and can range from rashes to level skin to increased risk of suicide. In addition, they are used very frequently as drugs due to their effect on the nervous system that in cases in which the individual does not need them creates hallucinations.
