My husband was diagnosed with epilepsy about 5 years ago. It started out with him having grand mal seizures in his sleep. He only had a few and seemed fine once he started taking seizure medication (Tegretol). Things have been going good until recently he has been having what we believe are simple partial seizures. He will wake up in the morning feeling dizzy, nauseous and after awhile he will start smacking his lips and rubbing his fingers together. He is fully conscious while this is happening and will answer me when I speak to him. This usually lasts for a few seconds to a few minutes. Afterwards for almost a whole day he will feel terrible. It seems like these episodes are happening more and more frequently. I've been trying to keep a diary to find out what may be causing them but I can't seem to figure anything out and the doctors are not very much help either. If any of you have something similar and have any advice or known triggers please let me know. Thanks!!