Well first off you need to keep the dosages that were recommended by your Dr. I go through bouts where I'm okay and stop taking my meds regardless of seizure side effects and others. Eventually when meds are out of your system that's when you crash and see/feel the change. Which tells you that you really do need your meds for stabilization. At least for me it does, and I've been on off meds too many times to count, but I still tell myself I'm fine when I know in the end I will crash. Haven't learned my lesson yet. Maybe one day I will.