Yes you could have done it wrong without knowing it, epilepsy can make you forget the sightest thing without you even knowing it, in the 32yrs of having epilepsy my i have forgot 1 tablet out of the 10 a day and i had a very bad gran mal, if you ask for a blood test that will normally show you what tablets you should be having, and if you forget any ask someone else to give you them love shirlxx

Meds are a tricky thing until you get adjusted to them. Usually blood tests are done to determine "theraputic" levels. I had one doctor that used blood tests, but took a more "clinical" approach. As long as my blood tests were NEAR therapeutic levels (and not too far off them), and I felt okay and didn't have any seizures, he was good with it. Each doctor's opinion will vary.

As for triggers, I wouldn't want to figure them out! Seriously, though, I don't know how to figure them out but you may ask your neuro. I do know that for me, any sudden movement of my left leg can do it. A nurse gave me a seizure when putting me in a wheelchair once. She was putting the footrests down and I said to her "Let me get my legs up, I'll be fine."

But BAM, that was it, as soon as she tried to help me get my left foot up, right in a doorway in a wheelchair in an emergency room.

I did have a good one after I forgot to take my morning medicine once. And my wife has had to drive it to my office more than once. I have finally gotten one of those metal pill holders and put it on my keychain, and keep 1/2 day's dose on there at all times.

One thing to do if you think you may be missing doses but not sure...get a pill sorter, one of those day by day ones where it divides it morning and night or morning noon night, however you take your pills, that you fill for a week. Fill it the same day every time. Like Sunday night. THen if you think "did I take my meds? All you have to do is check. Sometimes I think I didn't...then i check and I know for sure. If I didn't have mine I think sometimes I would take mine twice thinking I hadn't taken them, and that can be a bad thing to do too!

who knows. I keep my meds in one of those daily dose things. Cause I forget too. The main triggers are stress, caffeine, alcohol, exhaustion, some people it can be lights, seems rare though. Try and keeep a journal if you have any while on the meds. Could be food. Doc's don't know either. but they tell us we don't know. Is this a frustrating illness.
Kelly

sure, when you stop taking the meds how you are soppose to sure you will have a sz. as for triggers, there are so many you will just have to notice when things seem to be not right to you, may be a sign in by case, no sign and it happens without me knowing, so dont know how lucky you are, just take the meds the way you are soppose to. god bless

Have you changed for brand name to genetic, I can only take brand name, generic does not do me any good, I had a doc, tell me I could take genetic wrong,

Also I have had to give up drinking, I was taking my meds, and brand name every thing right, but drank like a fish on my hubby's 40 bday, very bad mistake, next day I woke up in the er, no memory of having a siezure or the two hours following the siezure, It is important to get get the blood sucked from you vein about every 6 months to make sure all levels are good, also sometimes the meds that work for you today, may not work for you tomorrow, it is a nasty, nasty condition, that must be monitered hope you can get it figured out, and you don't have too many problems.

nothing to be upset about you probably had a relaps becaues you forgot to take your medicine. Happens to most of us. To figure out a trigger one way is when you just dont feel like your normal self, bright lights, worrying too much, too much stress can be a trigger. Just keep on taking your medicine and all will be fine. remember meds do not stop the seizues completely no matter how long you havent had one, but very happy for you because you have not had one in quite a while. ( hhuugg )