Medical-related question for my science-fiction story.

My character is in a facility with modern BUT limited medical supplies. This character is suffering from seizures due to withdrawal from a certain substance, and the doctor present has fruitlessly attempted to stop the seizures (using anti-seizure medication).

So, my question: I know that a last ditch effort for stopping seizures is a medically-induced coma. But in order to move my story along, I'd need my character conscious during this time. The facility DOES have sedatives, so it seems like a doctor would just put him under -- and sabotage my plot point! The only out I can think of is that the optimal drugs for knocking out a seizure victim aren't present in this facility. But would this really cause a doctor to hesitate sedating the patient? I'm not a doctor, so I don't know what the reasonable call would be.

Any sort of reality check would be appreciated!

Medical-related question for my science-fiction story.

My character is in a facility with modern BUT limited medical supplies. This character is suffering from seizures due to withdrawal from a certain substance, and the doctor present has fruitlessly attempted to stop the seizures (using some form of benzodiazepine).

So, my question: I know that a last ditch effort for stopping seizures is a medically-induced coma. But in order to move my story along, I'd need my character conscious during this time. The facility DOES have sedatives, so it seems like a doctor would just put him under -- and sabotage my plot point! The only out I can think of is that the optimal drugs for knocking out a seizure victim aren't present in this facility. But would this really cause a doctor to hesitate sedating the patient? I'm not a doctor, so I don't know what the reasonable call would be.

Any sort of reality check would be appreciated!