ChatGPT advised epilepsy patient to cut her medication dose on her own

The Indian Express reported the case of 31-year-old Bowen Wan of Seattle: ChatGPT drafted a plan to taper her seizure medication and endorsed splitting pills without her doctor's knowledge. She later suffered a prolonged seizure, and the chatbot reassured her there was no need to worry.

• Wan exchanged over 1,500 messages a week with ChatGPT in 2025
• The bot suggested 'microdosing' and buying a pill cutter without consulting her doctor
• After the seizure, ChatGPT said there was 'no need to worry too much'
• Her physician Nicholas Poolos was unaware she used ChatGPT to draft messages to him