I've been diagnosed with partial onset seizures that, apparently, occur
frequently and have been occurring for about ten years.  Over the last
couple of years I've had enough seizures of greater severity to get me to
the doctor to find out what was going on.

Sure enough the neurologists were finally able to spot the seizure activity
with EEG tests.  After a couple of awful false starts with other
medications, my doctor put me on a medicine called Keppra and Voila!  It was
like someone turned on the lights.  In a matter of days I noticed I was much
more "present", thinking more clearly, remembering things, and not having
the spells of confusion, numbness, visual patterns, and olfactorial shifts
which, I understand now, were symptoms of the seizures.

I've also been on a modified diet for several months and that, in concert
with the Keppra, has made a huge difference.

My question, though, is more about general lifestyle and might best be
answered by parents of epileptic youngsters who've experimented with
different behavioral/environmental ideas.  I am 45 years old but I'm newly
diagnosed and still learning ALOT about my disorder, its treatment (and the
impact it's had on my life in areas I never even thought of).

I am finding I tend to crave a routine, structured, and rigorously ordered
lifestyle & environment.  I am more productive, I feel "brighter", and I
have this weird sensation of "feeling safe" when my daily routines and
environments are simpler, more structured, and more austere (for lack of a
better word).

Is this related to my seizure disorder?  Do others experience these same
needs/sensations?  Do kids with this condition seem to do better when their
lives are rigorously structured and routine?

I was just wondering if more intensely simplified and structured lifestyle
plays a significant role in managing the disorder?

Steve