Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
I struggled with myoclonic jerks, or twitches which is what i called them, since 2016 but never really thought anything of it and i just continued to live with them. I never went to a doctor or neurologist because i honestly felt like they wouldn’t believe me or would want to see them right then and there. It wasn’t till November of 2025 that i had a full on tonic clonic seizure because i was having back to back twitches. I was put on keppra and have been taking it twice a day since. I’ve had to up my meds either once or twice since, i don’t remember exactly. I did have an EEG done but it was inconclusive but my neurologist did believe my symptoms and believed i have Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. The seizure was honestly a wake up call for me but affirming of my experience. I’ve been struggling with memory loss ever since and starting back into school was hard for me and very discouraging for me. The diagnosis was great but the memory loss is tough but the benefit is that i don’t have twitches anymore however I do need to increase my meds soon. I’m just wondering if it gets better. How do you guys combat the memory loss portion? I’ve read that even with other meds people suffer from memory loss.