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Hi @tjbuch61, Good Morning
For security reasons (thinking of me and others) I have stopped driving. I have had epilepsy for 36 years without knowing it and thankfully I have just caused a small accident during a mild complex partial seizure (I have temporal lobe epilepsy), hurting no one. I thankfully live in a neighborhood where I can do much on foot. When I need to go to a place by car, I take an Uber. I do not drive anymore in any circumstance as I still do have some seizures. My doctor once said to be completely secure, one has to be 2 years free of seizures to drive again with security.
As to your question, I know that some other medications can interfere with the anticonvulsant meds we take, this is something that needs to be checked with your doctor. Seizures can have many triggers such as stress, fear, women's period, little sleep, and flashing lights, food containing gluten, among many others. It depends on your type of epilepsy. Through a daily journal, I have discovered my greatest triggers that lead me to have a seizure, avoiding them as much as I can. The Epilepsy Foundation has great material on it. Have a look!
Have a nice Sunday!
Santosha
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Hi Santosha
I had epilepsy as a child and then when my mother died I was 23 The shock brought the seizures back. I had a fairly violent upbringing so I never had the confidence to get my licence anyway. I always suffered from depression but then in 2016 some clever researcher discovered that Keppra interfered with the potassium in your brain and so I was put on a potassium supplement and I haven't looked back . I suffered from depression for 54 years but now feel great - I'm 65 and wish this had been discoved back when I was in my twenties!