Luna Marie, Welcome to the group with E, there are MANY of us. I recently asked a childhood GF some questions & she got me to realize I had E since I was very young....but I wasn't diagnosed till 12-13. My one med (lamictal) controlls my tonic clonics (grand mals/GMs) that I didn't find till I was 38. I have complex partials still. I took Topomax once too but had to stop due to side effects too (diplopia, dizzy & headache). Just like someone said, I also get "funny feelings" for awhile after I have a sz. Being forgetful of little things is normal for ANYONE. Yes, we with E forget a little more of the more 'complex things' such as, 'I keep forgetting if you turn right or left, at the gas station' (not imp. but it bugs you).