@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member studies actually show that seizures can alter the brain in different ways over time, ( rewiring the brain) and some repetitive or prolonged seizures can lead to neuron death. Not everyone may notice changes, some might.

I notice at times my sense of taste is odd smell is strong.

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member people unfortunately can have status epilepticus with meds if the meds are not the right ones for that person, or of someone has drug resistant epilepsy. However i am one example of brain being rewired after seizures without being zombie like. There was a year where my seizures changed types, frequency, severity. And through that time the way my body percieved temperatures changed, the coordination on my left side changed, how i process information has changed, and how i focus has changed. I have learned new techniques so i can still proceed with living and functioning, but i do so differently than before the seizures effected me differently. And the neurolofist has agreed eith me that it was the seizures, not just regular life changing the brain. Other people i know have noticed changes in their brain as well, not everyone does, but sometimes seizures do alter the brain. Ot doesnt mean that it goes to the point of completely non functioning, or zombie like, thats usually reserved for the uncontrolled seizures.

I have epilepsy in general, maybe I develop temporal lobe when my sense of smell started going away.

Maybe that's why my taste is different and I have no sense of smell except when I smell cardboard before I have a seizure.