Hi Twofish and welcome.

I had this problem while growing up as well and it took a lot of time and hard work to overcome. What I did was make copies of everything. Like my study sheets, I'd copy and fill out over and over until I had it memorized visually more than mentally.

Many medications, and especially with AED's can and do cause problems with your memory. Keeping a notebook handy, post it notes, etc. really helps. Also printing out information about Epilepsy, Brain Injuries and medications for your neurological conditions and sharing them with people who may question your memory (or anything else) could help them to better understand these things.

You will not be a failure, I barely made it through high school and once I self-trained my brain - I graduated college (twice). Don't give up, and don't be so hard on yourself.

You can find my story sharing post in this forum if you'd like some information about me.

Feel free to chat all you like here, I'd be happy to help in any way possible.

*Hugs*

Ellie