many older anti-epileptic drugs (dilantin tegretol phenobarb) have been identified to cause bone loss. more recently depakote has also been shown to potentially contribute to bone loss. problems with bone health frequently are a concern in an older age person with epilepsy but can [a]ffect younger individuals as well. in this setting you and your doctor could discuss switching to a different anti-epileptic drug that may have less of a problem with bone health. alternatively if this is clearly the best medicine for your son's seizures he could be treated for his bone loss initially with vitamin d and calcium with other meds added if needed. this is not an urgent situation as bone loss occurs slowly over many years but it is something you need to pay attention to and discuss with your doctor.
my son is on depakote and is showing signs of bone loss. what can we do?