I'm new to the forum. Diagnosed in 2002, I've had a full tonic-clonic about every 3 years plus lots of intermittent activity in between. I am currently transitioning from Dilantin to Keppra due to bone density issues. The initial adjustment to Dilantin was awful, and I thought I was pretty much a poster child for it once I got used to it and was getting on with my life pretty well, but I feel like I'm starting all over again with Keppra. There's a lot of info on this site that didn't exist when I was diagnosed nine years ago. I'm seeing people writing things that are exactly like my own experiences (Who knew my spike and drop in temperature was part of the epilepsy?). Still, t's hard to accept that this is really part of who I am and that the "E-Word" applies to me just as much as it does to little kids who have uncontrolled seizures. I am grateful, though, that this forum exists. Clearly I have a lot to learn .... again.