Many biotechnology companies today are focused on drug development for treatment against epilepsy and have come close to treating the patients and helping them live a good life. While drugs can be used to fight seizures, myths regarding epilepsy can only be fought by busting them.

Here are a few of the myths associated with epilepsy, which need to reach maximum and sooner.

1. Epilepsy Comes With Emotional Instability

It is not uncommon for a stigma to being attached to health issues, and when it comes to epilepsy, it is believed that the patient is emotionally unstable. It is not comfortable to know for the patient that they have seizure disorders, or that they can experience a seizure at any moment. But the patients with epilepsy live a rather happy life, with most cases supported through mono therapy or seizure medications.

2. Epilepsy Is A Mental Illness

It is not uncommon for people to associate epilepsy with mental illness, but this is a grand myth. A great percentage of people with epilepsy have no cognitive or psychological problems. However, it is possible for people experiencing severe epileptic seizures to have psychological issues.

3. During A Seizure, You Should Force Something Into The Mouth

This is still done in many cases and can be highly dangerous. Many people who witness seizures have put pencils or spoons, both of which can be dangerous. If you want to stop the patient from biting their tongue, you can settle for something softer like leather or a wallet.

4. Epilepsy Is Contagious

There is a myth that says that epilepsy is contagious. While it was a comparatively old myth, it is still prevalent in some parts of the world. There is no proof so far that epilepsy is contagious.

But it is also important to note that the cause of epilepsy is not wholly known yet. Speculations and potential causes include head injuries, stroke, brain damage during or after birth, brain tumors, etc.

5. People With Epilepsy Cannot Work

While there are instances that disqualify people with epilepsy for work, it is not uncommon for people with epilepsy. Patients with epilepsy can work in most environments while their seizures are controlled by medicines.

6. Anyone With A Seizure Is Suffering From Epilepsy

Yes, it is true that most seizures are often associated with a person with epilepsy. It is, however, not true that anyone with a seizure has epilepsy. So far, it is known that epilepsy is caused by abnormal electric patterns in the brain. And this is not always true with all the other seizures people experience.

Seizures caused by low blood sugar or cardiac function are two examples. Dissociative seizures, also known as psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, are among the most common non-epileptic seizures (PNES).

Conclusion

Bright Minds Biosciences is a biotechnology company that specializes in neuropsychiatry and drug development, which targets neuropsychiatric disorders, pain, and epilepsy. Their serotonergic drugs can help various syndromes associated with epilepsy.