What did people feel about treatments for epilepsy?
Of the respondents, 46% felt that generic seizure medicines did not work as well as brand name seizure medicines, however, the other half felt that there was no difference between brand and generic forms. A few questions were posted to try and determine how people felt about different drug delivery systems. Respondents (59%) said they would prefer a nasal form of medicine to treat seizure clusters in an emergency as compared to a suppository or injection. Dietary therapies were of interest to many, with 51% believing that diet has a role in controlling seizures. Unfortunately, most respondents (59%) did not know enough about surgery to comment on how helpful it could be. Of the rest of respondents, only 25% of people felt that surgery could be helpful, 2% felt that it could get rid of seizures in everyone, 10% felt that it was too scary or dangerous, and 4% felt that it didn’t work. Were people bothered by social issues and stigma? More than 80% of respondents believe that misconceptio
