Medication reminders built for epilepsy
Epilepsy Mate turns medication reminders into real alarms, keeps a record of every dose — taken, late or skipped — and shows your adherence right next to your seizure diary.
Why missed doses matter for seizure control
Anti-seizure medication works by keeping a steady level of the medicine in your body. When a dose is skipped or taken hours late, that level can dip — and for many people, the gap after a missed dose is exactly when a breakthrough seizure happens.
Missed doses are among the most common reasons seizures return in people whose epilepsy was otherwise well controlled. Yet an ordinary phone notification is easy to miss: the phone is on silent, the banner disappears, and the evening dose is forgotten until the next morning.
That is why Epilepsy Mate treats a medication reminder as something closer to an alarm clock than to just another notification.
Reminders that behave like alarms, not notifications
Four things Epilepsy Mate does differently with your medication schedule.
Built to break through silence
Reminders are designed to sound like a real alarm even when your phone is muted — using Apple's alarm framework on modern iPhones and a dedicated alarm channel on Android.
Missed doses are tracked, not lost
A dismissed reminder is not the end of the story. The dose stays open until you mark it taken or skipped, so a hectic morning never quietly erases it from your record.
Adherence at a glance
Charts show how consistently you have taken each medication over weeks and months — useful for you, and even more useful at your next appointment.
Doses next to your seizure timeline
PDF reports place your dose history alongside your seizure log, so you and your doctor can see whether missed doses and seizures line up.
Reminders that feed your diary
Epilepsy Mate is a full seizure diary, so every dose you confirm lands in the same record as your seizures, triggers and notes — patterns get easier to spot and appointments easier to prepare.
- One record: seizures, medication, triggers and notes in a single timeline.
- Reports in minutes: export a clear PDF summary for your neurologist.
- No detection, no prediction: Epilepsy Mate is a diary — it does not detect seizures or alert anyone.
A note on medication safety
Epilepsy Mate never gives advice about doses, timing or switching medication — those decisions always belong with your doctor. If you notice frequent missed doses in your charts, bring the report to your next appointment and talk it through. You can read more in our guide on taking epilepsy medication consistently.
Frequently asked questions
Do the reminders work when my phone is on silent?
They are designed to. On modern iPhones, Epilepsy Mate can schedule reminders through Apple's alarm framework, and on Android it uses a dedicated alarm channel, so a reminder rings like an alarm rather than a normal notification. Exact behaviour depends on your device and settings, so test it once after setup.
What happens if I miss a dose?
The dose stays open in the app until you mark it as taken or skipped. Missed and late doses are kept in your history and appear in your adherence charts and PDF reports. The app never tells you what to do about a missed dose — ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Can I track more than one medication?
Yes. You can add several medications, each with its own schedule and reminder times, and see the dose history and adherence for each one separately.
Does Epilepsy Mate detect or predict seizures?
No. Epilepsy Mate is a diary and reminder app. It does not detect or predict seizures and does not alert anyone during a seizure — it helps you keep an accurate record to share with your care team.
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Epilepsy Mate is available for iPhone and Android.
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