Hi Rhea! Welcome to CWE.
Also, remember that it might take a while to get your medication levels right. Your neuro will probably want more blood work to see if the meds are at a therapeutic level for you. If trilep doesn't work, they'll try putting you on something different or maybe add another med to what you're already taking. This is the medication dance. And for those of us on meds, something we learn to deal with. I recommend that you keep a journal. Write this stuff down:
1. food and drink (what, when, and how much....that way your doc what you are eating and drinking everyday.)
2. Sleep (how much each night)
3. stress (physicaly illnesses like flus and cold count as stress, and what you are doing to deal with it)
4. oddness (odd sounds/tastes/feelings/smells/sights that you may get, when, and how long they last, as well as migraines if you have them...)
5. seizures (how long it lasted, when, and what you were doing prior.)
6. your cycle ( if you're a a woman, hormone fluctuation can trigger seizures too)
7. Any herbs/otc meds/supplements you are taking (what, when you take it, and how much)
Here's why you're writing this stuff down. We all have things that make us more likely to have a seizure. These are called triggers. The most common ones are lack of sleep and stress. There are others though, and that's what your going to look for. After you've been keeping this journal for awhile, you're going to go back and see if you notice a pattern. If you do, then you've found a trigger, and hopefully you can find a way to avoid that trigger and help your meds be more effective. You'll probably want to make some lifestyle changes to help your meds be more effective. These are the ones I usually suggest.
1. Eat 6 small meals a day (By small, I mean it should fit on a dessert or salad plate. ANd if you have a carb, you should have a protein too. Diabetes and hypoglycemia can trigger seizures. So keeping your blood sugar even will help. Also, try shopping around the edges of the grocery store. It's healthier, not nearly as many chemicals that can trigger seizures. And severly limit fast food consumption.)
2. Get 7 hours of sleep every night. No if's, and's , or but's.
3. Find healthy ways to deal with the stress in your life. (Yoga, exercise, art, meditation, cooking, baking, writing, these all work....find something that you enjoy that helps you to handle stress.)
4. Cut out the caffeine. (This includes coffee, tea, mate, sodas, and energy drinks. Caffeine is a stimulant and works against your meds.)
5. Do not take otc meds for colds. (Especially antihistamines for stuffed sinuses. Antihistamines are a stimulant too.)
These may seem like hard changes to make at first, but they can really help. Also, give your doc a copy when you see them. It will help them to see what your life is like, and they may notice a pattern that you don't.
Hope this helped.