Hi all, I'm new here after reading up on my TLE again (left lobe; most likely caused by a ping pong paddle to the temple as a kid). First, I am not having any symptoms right now and have been episode free for almost three years. I had my first in fall 2002 and another in spring 2006.

Trileptal seems to work for me in my case. However, many times now when I go to get my prescriptions filled the pharamcists will try to put me on the generic trileptal. My doc has told me he doesn't want to change to the generic yet just to confirm it doesn't have any "obsorption differences".

As health costs are high, has anyone heard how long the generic trileptal has been out and if it works well? I most likely won't switch until I learn more and talk to the doc again. In my case, I don't know if the doc really is researching it or not.

I must admit I did go a month on the generics by accident once when the pharamcist first automatically put me on the generic. It was only one month though as I noticed and asked my doc about it. Obviously the costs are very different between the two.