Well it's called a lumbar puncture or spinal tap. Apparently they take some of the fluid (think it's the cereebral fluid) and it can tell a hell of a lot about your body and illnesses. It tells if you have had any kind of infection that may have caused the epilepsy

Yeah I get that it will take time but does she REALLY have to suggest needles in my spine (lumbar puncture) I mean come on I'm terrified of the buggers more than women are of spiders lol

I've had epilepsy since I was a baby . I've been on many meds throughout my life, had surgeries, in the name of Epilepsy and my meds are still not 100% controlled . But I don't let it get to me. I know for a fact that I'm in the group of people that have a 5% chance of finding the right med combo to control them. I know how challenging it is. We just have keep faith and hope your Dr. comes with better suggestion on your next visit.

I think that is refractory Epilepsy

Idiopathic means that it starts from unknown reasons. My daughter has Idiopatheic Generalized Seizures. They started out of the blue.