I'm new to this community and this diagnosis, so please forgive my ignorance.
But how do the anti-epileptic drugs work exactly? Maybe I should tell you where my question is coming from: I had my first grand mal 9 years ago and the second in May. I recently realized that I had been having simple partials in the intervening years, and those episodes have continued after three months on 2000mg of Keppra. What I'm wondering is, if the Keppra isnt keeping the smaller seizures at bay, does that not bode well for the control of any future grand mals?
I've just been really paranoid and anxious ever since this most recent grand mal, not knowing if they're going to be more frequent, not having any warning signs before a seizure, and now this fear that this awful drug I've been taking might not even be working.
For the record, I haven't had an EEG or anything since I was hospitalized in May.
But how do the anti-epileptic drugs work exactly? Maybe I should tell you where my question is coming from: I had my first grand mal 9 years ago and the second in May. I recently realized that I had been having simple partials in the intervening years, and those episodes have continued after three months on 2000mg of Keppra. What I'm wondering is, if the Keppra isnt keeping the smaller seizures at bay, does that not bode well for the control of any future grand mals?
I've just been really paranoid and anxious ever since this most recent grand mal, not knowing if they're going to be more frequent, not having any warning signs before a seizure, and now this fear that this awful drug I've been taking might not even be working.
For the record, I haven't had an EEG or anything since I was hospitalized in May.