Make sure your getting regular balanced meals cutback on caffeine drinks they can cause problems not only with your meds but increase the severity in your headaches

I feel a lot different on my meds. I have been put on a lot of new ones because I have been having a lot more seizures. I am on 6 meds now but the Dr will eventually start taking g me off some if I stay seizure free. This way he knows what to working. I almost don't want to tell him when I have one because I am afraid he will increase my meds or worse add another Medicine. I have them at night sometimes and I am home 90% of the time. I also don't have any friends here because I just moved to WInter Park and I don't drive. Do that doesn't help finding friends to hang out with. I have what my Dr calls refractory epilepsy so I will never be on just one medication. I get that. I have various types of seizures because I also had a tbi from an automobile accident. So I am a mess sometimes.

I'm so sorry you feel this way, but I will say I feel the exact same way. I am a special education teacher and three years ago studied for my Master's degree. However, two years ago, I was hired for an administrative job that I could have done easily years ago. I knew I could do it, but when it came to actually doing it, I couldn't complete any assignment. It was so frustrating. These medications are so hard to function with. My health has degenerated so much that I can not work now. My medications are increased and I either have seizures, recover from seizures, or asleep. I have lost my job, social life, children, personality, LIFE!!! Seizures and medications have taken my life from me! I cannot function with these meds and they don't even work for me, so I have had the VNS surgery to get off the meds that I am on. I am so sorry you feel that way about meds and I understand what you are talking about! Unfortunately, I think the medication is worse than the seizures. With love, M

D@ I had my MEDS changed so many times I don't know what it's like anymore to feel like the real Me!

I'd so love to be driving again. I'm 10 years now not driving. I'm just on Topamax. Was on Topamax and carbamazepine but the mix made me a complete zombie. I still have no energy but I still manage to run my own business so some positives! I'm not who I was though but have finally come to terms with that.