I was on Zarontin, Penobarbitol, Tegretol, and all the other AED meds. That is why I had Temporal Lobectomy on the right side years ago. I was walking on a main street in the heat and had a large Seizure, went to the ER. I would rather deal with side effects and stay on a combination and dosage that works.

If the meds aren’t working, then it’s probably time to get a second opinion. I’m not sure whether you already do or not but a specialist should be the one making the decisions about what meds you're on not a Doctor. A doctor can only really make dosage changes not decisions on what meds you take. Generally, as a rule of thumb, you would need three med changes before they would say meds maybe are not going to be the best option.