Drug resistancy

I have tried 6 meds and considered vns, which is where I first heard this notion that your chances of finding a med that works even minimally drops to 4% after having tried 5 medications for seizures. My neurologist adamantly
disagreed, but I thought 30% of people with epilepsy were considered intractable.
Thanks friends

Grand mal seizures are the same as tonic clinic. I’m seeing a neurologist next week and am interested in the fastest most effective medicines that have worked for those with the same issue.

Of course we need our meds but the effects of them over time, or having to switch meds due to side effects in my opinion can be hard on the body physically and on the brain cognitively. In my opinion this can be more stressful than having seizures.

Living the lifestyle of Epilepsy, I've learnt that everything we do , involves a certain level of risk. For example, walking, chores, working, leaving our home, driving, riding thrill rides at an amusement parks and ect. These examples have different levels of risks. How big of risks are you willing to take , to live a close to normal life.

I don't know how many so my post from yesterday when I talked about how my day went so/so after having an MRI done and everything that happened during the process. And it wasn't something that happened once and done but repeatedly during the whole time had to do it with and without constrast I seem to continue having convulsions until they stopped the machine and it started all over again shortly after they would start it back up Which got me to wondering can an MRI cause or induce seizures in… read more

I know from my doctors that epilepsy is not passed on the baby. I've no children. Nor ever taken/have any birth control pills or dispositive. I'm now 41and trying to concieve. I had a miscarriage this year. I wonder, how would be to have a baby while having epilepsy. Any thoughts, ideas, advises? They'll be all appreciated!