Hi Mavric
Welcome to CWE mate! If nothing else, make sure you're a regular visitor to this site, it has really helped me since joining, hopefully you will get a lot of comfort and support from it.
Have you recently been diagnosed with epilepsy? I know it doesn't go down very well in the forces here in the UK having epilepsy, and my fiancee, who was on sub marines for many years assures me that you cannot be inthe forces if you have epilepsy, he's now in the fire service, and of course you can't be in the emergency services here with epilepsy. I don't know about the rules and regulations in the USA, but I would be interested to hear, it's all so different over there, some states will let you drive after a few months, some it's longer, it's 12 months seizure free here in the UK before you can drive, it used to be 3 years!! I'm sure you will get the answers you need on this site.
I wanted to tell you that I'm also on Keppra 1500mg am and 1500mg pm, and I might aswell shove them up my nose for the good they do! I'm just recovering from my second lot of brain surgery in London on June 26th, I had surgery the first time in Sept 2000, and I was seizure free for five wonderful years until it came back to haunt me! I know what you mean about the Keppra affecting your moods, I have incredible mood swings, I can burst into tears for no reason, I'll sometimes feel bursts of happiness for no real reason aswell, I hate to say it but it has also killed my sex drive!!! I am terrified that I'm going to lose my wonderful fiance, that really would finish me off!!My auras are the most terrifying thing that happens, I could deal with epilepsy if it wasn't for them! Do you get them?
I know you'll get a lot of support from the guys on CWE, please keep in touch and let us all know how you get on?
Cheers
Elaine x