Simple partial seizures?

Wow your story sounds amazingly similar....I am 28 year old male. 10 years of simple partial seizures (auras/deja vus), un-diagnosed. First tonic-clonic Aug 5, 2015. Subsequent EEG and MRI confirm Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, possible Hippocampal Sclerosis.Put me on Lamictal first but had SJS. Then started me on 500mg Keppra and now up to 2000mg daily keppra.I also have:-Frequently can't "find the right word" when speaking-Slightly dizzy-Taking long naps during the day, even though I don't feel very tired-Somtimes seeing black dots-Unable to recall some short term memories / Things that feel like they just happened recently, actually happened some time further backUnfortunately I am still having lots of simple partials with the Keppra. These side-effects should be expected with Keppra. My question is, do we really need it? Years of simple partials and a single tonic-clonic and now we need medication with heavy side effects everyday? I don't like that solution.TLE is the most common form of epilepsy that could be a candidate for surgery. Have your docs look down that road. 

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Many of the things you posted could be seizures or parts of seizures. If yo uhad some head aches when first taking kepprs and they stopped then it might not be a side effect of the keppra. Generally side effects last until your body gets used to the medication which is generally about 6-8 weeks.Now I also read your post to the answer Amy jo gave you. If the ehad aches are on one side or the other then those are parts of or are seizures. Memory issues could be damage because of the seizures or the emds at times. when first on meds I lost my train of thought and at times I still do so I know at times I have to search for the woed I know is there it just isn't comming up. The keppra have helped me resolve some of that.If what is happening now is different then what it was 8 months ago then by all means do call your neurologist and discuss this with him/her. Your dosage may need to be increased some. I say that because you are on a low dosage. I take the maximum dosage which is 6 - 750mg tabs a day. The awy to get results and get your seizures controlled is to ask questions. Those questions can be in here like you posted. But they should also be some you ask your neurologist..For every question Doc asks me I have at least one for him. Keeping a good relationship with him is also good since many questions can be answered in a call. I have even had dosage changed done in a call. I would also suggest you get the My Epilepsy Diary. Watch the video and use iot. If you give your neurologist permission he can bring it up and look at everything including the graphs along with everything else and it can give him ideas about dosage changes. medication changes if needed and possiable procedures. I hope this  helps Joe