Hi Garney,
One reason why you might be having sz. in your forties is because you are beginning to go through your change which can in turn effect the hormones and lead to sz. Some women have fewer sz. after their change but others increase in sz. I've noticed that I've had an increase in my sz. since going through my change.
With everything that you have mentioned about your sz. they sound like mine when I have an aura sz. that leads into a complex partial sz. where I see many different colors, stop talking, and then blank out. When I get the warning I'm going to have an aura sz. I tighten up the muscles in my body and make my hands into tight fists for a few seconds by doing this it stops the sz. Here's wishing you well and May God Bless You!

Sue