am and pm, I am feeling very drowsy and full of aches and pains. Getting settled is going to take some time .... time to work out what to say to the consultant in Peru, should I be unwell when I am back there, and come into his care again! Im 14 and just got diagnosed with Juvinial Myoclonic Epilepsy, which is many caused by stress, lack of sleep and alchohol. I didn't react at first, but when i get told i have to take medication for life, it scared me. For now, i'm taking 1 at night, but that only lasts for 2 weeks. In the 10th week i'll be taking four 75mg tablets, wow. I'm so glad i know i'm not alone, and i'm considering getting a epileptic ID bracelet, just in case. I am65 and just three days ago diagnosed w epilepsy. In one I'm happy it is so, because I was walking around thinking I had got Alzheimer's and did not want to live like this. Was praying to my mother to come and take me away. Luckily I contacted my friend who convinced me to see unearth doctor, that is how they found it! Obviously nobody knows how much worse it would be for each person with epilepsy if they didn't take medications but i am 48 and have taken many many different epilepsy drugs since I was diagnosed when I was 9. What I do know though is that the side effects of the