Seizure rescue therapies are medications or treatments used as needed, to stop seizures quickly and prevent emergencies. Rescue therapies do not take the place of daily seizure medication.

What is a seizure rescue medication? Rescue medications are fast-acting medications that work to stop seizure emergencies, like status epilepticus and seizure clusters. Rescue medications are also called …

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Rescue Medications are NOT used as a daily seizure medicine or in place of daily seizure medicines. Time to Talk about Seizures and Rescue Therapies is an educational initiative to enable, empower …

Jul 14, 2025 · The National Coordinating Center for Epilepsy developed the Strengthen & Enhance Epilepsy Knowledge Training as a resource to help build capacity and start conversations amongst …

Feb 16, 2020 · Emergency medications to treat prolonged or repeated seizures belong to a group of drugs called ‘benzodiazepines’. Benzodiazepines are used to treat or prevent status because they …

Apr 16, 2025 · In addition to maintenance medications, some people require "as-needed" or rescue medications to manage breakthrough or cluster seizures. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, …

Apr 6, 2022 · Rescue medication works best when taken only as needed, during a seizure event. In this way, rescue therapy can stop seizures and keep a seizure emergency from happening. A person …

Benzodiazepines are most commonly used as seizure rescue medications. They come in different forms based on the person's needs of comfort, cost, & more.

Mar 21, 2023 · Approximately 1/3 of patients with epilepsy have medically resistant seizures with incomplete responses to antiseizure medications (ASMs) [1]. Many of these patients experience …