Don't feel bad, seems like what you were doing was working for a year. As my DD's neuro explains it (for people w/seizures) no matter which med is used, to reach a seizure free state may severely impact one's quality of life, as it does in her case. Our goal to to allow her to be at the highest functioning level she can attain, on the lowest amount of medication needed that controls her seizures. He said to eliminate her seizures completely, the amount of medication she would need to take would keep her in a catatonic state or basically non functioning and unable to interact or do anything. He allows us to make the choice, as to her seizure frequency, what we are comfortable with (with his recommendations).
That said, all individuals are different, and response to medications can vary. Some meds may work for a time, some conditions build a resistance to medications which then need to be changed, and some folks and pets may not be able to even take certain meds. You just have to work with the individual and the vet to maintain a suitable level of existance the majority of the time. |