keppra vs. topamax

I was on Keppra recently, though my doc kept upping the dose.  I got tired of taking pills all the time that didn't work.  While I had fewer seizures, I still had them.  I have partial lobe seizures which are almost always followed by grand mal seizures.  Unfortunately, on Keppra, while the grand mal seizures happened much less often, the partial lobe seizures could last for days, leaving me unable to really grasp reality or see well.  Topomax on the other hand was a disaster for me.  I had intense joint pain and my appetite was pathetic.  If I tried to eat too much I had serious stomach pains.  I couldn't even eat a children's happy meal.  I'm 34.  Two Chicken nuggets and three french fries was about my maximum amount I could eat and even that caused pain.  I reacted to topomax very badly.   I was seeing a different doctor then and his response to my side effects was "they'll pass or you'll get used to it."  Then he increased the dose.  I couldn't even get out of bed.  I couldn't walk, the pain in my joints was so intense.  My husband found me a new doctor and she switched me to Keppra.  I was on it for several months until the program I was going under reached the "cut off" time.  I'm med-free for another month until I requalify.