Hi Roy,
I know each time I get sick with a cold or virus of any kind I always end up having more sz. I'm no Dr. but I wonder if you are having myoclonic sz. this type of sz. happens when a person first wakes up in the morning or when they go to sleep and the person will have convulsions. It's happened to me a few times. I've found that taking vitamin B12 a big help along with multiple vitamins. When it comes to neurontin and Lyrica I had a lot of problems with the neurontin it caused me to have status sz. where I was out of it for 40 min. to 3 hrs. and then I found out that neurontin can cause sz. for many people and that the drug co. is being sued for millions of dollars. Lyrica is almost the same as neurontin so I won't touch it. You might want to ask your neuro to do a DNA blood test on you to match you up with the correct AED (sz. med) with the least side effects. Here's wishing you well and May God Bless You!

Sue