*** Since you're going tomorrow, tell them about the 'drunk feeling'.   I
don't know anything about Neurontin, or whether there's a time released
version, or a way you can take it, e.g. 2 or 3x a day at Lower Dose to keep
the level you want.    With my Tegretol (for one) a Drunk sensation is a
sign the Blood Level is too high.  If that were the case w. your med. too,
by telling your Doctor that they might either alter your dose to drop it a
little and see if you still keep szr. control, OR (like I said elsewhere
earlier) w. my Tegretol we reduced the dose slowly and added a second pill
so that the 2 complement each other and give balance without the side
effects.
  The Temporal Lobes are the short term memory buffers of the brain.  I
expect (but don't know) that the Left one is as important as (my) Right one
in taking new information first, sorting it and moving it 'up' to longer
term storage.  WITH some improvement in Pill balance if you get to a level
of Keppra and Lamictal that gives you balance of control and stable
electrical function, *some of the memory function returns (possibly slowly).
Each of us is different so I hesitate to suggest if it's measured in weeks
or longer (mine was longer).
  *Tell him about the Headaches too.
 (I *hated those -- mine lasted about 4+ weeks, like someone blowing up a
balloon from the Inside!!  It really messed up concentration just from the
pain.   And with Youngsters around, it'll be harder to take some time for
yourself if you need a lie down. (I used a cool cloth and even 10 minutes
was sometimes long enough to reduce the throbbing feeling at the time.)
  Since you had been weaned off the Tegretol before O.K., I wonder why they
decided to use Neurontin this time, rather than try put you Back on the
Tegretol?  I thought after a no. of years, that it could be restarted.

  I think it was inside the http://efa.org  site that I found more detail
on symptoms or effects of Left vs. Right Temporal Lobe injury. I think (like
you said) 'tip of the tongue word thing', comes from Left Temporal Lobe (I
don't have that).  And new learning and short-term memory comes from both
sides. Largest effect I had was reading something and not being able to
recall aloud what I had just read.   It made learning to use a computer,
with a changing screen, a joy !!

   I think Howdy Dave's site lists other websites than just efa.org.
Julie's Idaho site might also.   About 8? months ago I had posted a note
with about 6 sites (their's included) I had found along the way.  That was
from an  'olde computer' and this one doesn't have all the sites except
these main ones I've listed around the group over last week or two.  One was
by a Student (someone might remember it -- something like debra.digbt.... ?
if his site is still up. I think he had put it together since someone in his
Family had seizures and he had assembled the stuff he had searched out, so
others could just wander the site at their own pace.    Pablo or Malcolm
might remember that far back. OR it could be within Howdy or Julie's sites.)
  I'll check my Paper Records Mon. or Tues. and if I find any other sites,
I'll add those too.  Stick around.  Stress can mess up seizure control for
some types too....  I was going to put up a Dartboard for people to unwind
with, but it made an awful mess of the screens !! :-<   G.R.