I take it. Ive taken it for so long ,I am use to it. Once it a while I feel like a nap but not all the time.

@A MyEpilepsyTeam Member, i take Trileptal. And my first 3 weeks i was sleepy. But i was working at that time and i had to fight through it. After 4 weeks i was better. Medications react differently from person to person because we are taking other medications with it. If you weren't feeling sleepy before taking Trileptal, it could be because either you just started taking it. And it takes about 4 weeks for your body to adjust to it. Some people it takes 6 weeks. It all depends on what other meds you are taking and their side effects they give you.

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Both my meds make me very tired, and have take a nap or rest. If I don't makes me even worse. Dr says if to bothersome to me, try another medicine. However, I can't cause not meds left to try

I didn't have too much trouble with the medication, my trouble was when certain seizures came about in my teenage years as those seizures would royally kick my you know what. When I would come about all I wanted to do was just rest then take a nap to allow my system to rebuild emotionally, physically, and mentally so I could then restart safely once again.

My daughter was taking trileptal with keppra. It didn't seem to cause drowsiness or any other side effects.