Hi Raigne,
Welcome to the forum! Darlene gave you some great advice seeing an Epileptologist and taking vitamin B12. A few yrs. ago I was taking keppra but the drug didn't work that well for me it caused me sz. to increase. I found the best thing to do to find the correct sz. med is to have a DNA test done and then the Dr. can see your bodies chemical and enzymes and match them up to the correct sz. meds for you with the least side effects.
Often when a woman goes through her change that can either increase or decrease their sz. When I went through my change my sz. decreased and I found that eating any type of nuts or using natural progesterone cream on my skin helped stop the sz.
I've had epilepsy for 42 yrs. and had 2 brain surgeries to help reduce my sz. and it was well worth it. One thing that concerns me is the cyst that you mentioned that may be part of the reason why you are having sz. it may be throwing off to much electrical activity in your brain which in turn will trigger a sz. Also if you are having sz. at night when you are in bed you may be having myoclonic sz. which means the sz. happens when you go to bed or when you first get up in the morning this happened to me a few yrs. ago then I started taking vimpat and that stopped this type of sz. You may want to ask your Dr. to do a sleep study on you to see if you are having sz. in your sleep or if you have sleep apnea or any other sleep disorder that may be triggering the sz. I had to have one done last spring and I was having sz. in my sleep which I didn't even realize I just felt more tired in the morning when I woke up. You are playing in smart keeping track of your sz. by writing them down on a calendar by doing this the Dr. may see a pattern in your sz. as to what time of day/night the sz. happens and what days of the month. My Epileptologist found a pattern with my sz. I always have them the 1st and 3rd week of the month. Be sure to cut back on starch foods and carbs also stay away from anything with nutra sweet in it because it has been proven that these types of foods and chemicals can trigger sz. for many people. I wish you the best of luck and May God Bless You!
Sue