Honest Opinions About Epilepsy

Talk to a doctor. I think a non medical forum is the wrong place to ask such stuff, as you will get no answer or many opinions of people who are not qualified.

Exactly the type of question you should ask your doctor.

doctor's orders

Might be some other neurological condition. Go talk to a specialist. All the best to you.

Stress and exhaustion can completely fuck up your brain - I use english about as much/more than hungarian, and on my worse days I still mix up week and weak, or write words phonetically correct but with awful spelling, even if I know and use those words for years. Or just forget words, even in my own language, while remembering them in other ones. A good night's sleep and some relaxation can help considerably if your problem has similar roots. If this doesn't help, then consider asking your doctor about what could cause it, or could it indicate, better to be sure than clueless but in distress.

This happens to me often too, where I will read or hear something that will change just enough to cause confusion, yet could be understandable? The misreading/hearing is gone after a double-take. I have never been diagnosed with any sort of epilepsy though.

That's common enough an occurrence to not necessarily be abnormal [the brain interprets familiar words as images, and occasionally interprets the wrong association, especially while stressed or distracted]. Likewise, it's especially common in conjunction with any sort of neurological condition. Rather than epilepsy causing it, it may be more likely that the same brain abnormality is influencing both conditions.

As far as defining it, Dyselxia/Alexia would be the reasonable conclusion.
In that vein, you can try installing a Dyslexia-sympathetic font (there are several free ones, just google dyslexia font), and see if that helps you at home. On the other hand, it could just be a symptom of stress in your life, a quirk of your neurological makeup, or, much like faltering memory often is, an outcome of your brain aging.

In any case, it's nothing to be concerned over- it's relevant in helping paint a better picture of your more pronounced cognitive circumstances, but it's nothing worth attention in itself. As with any quirk with our bodies, it's really only of concern if it seems to be escalating at a rapid rate, or to a significant detriment to your overall functioning. In the meantime, just mention it to your doctor as part of your follow-ups and continued exams, and they can adjust the exams as needed.

Idk, but someone in my family has a type of epilepsy known as petit mal, and has difficulty reading. I'm wondering too if this is due to the epilepsy. Are you taking any medications?

I suffer from PTSD and I've also had a nervous breakdown a few years back-- I see all sorts of stuff that aren't really there all the time. I've learnt over the years to distinguish most of them from reality, but sometimes I just can't. The brain is a very complex thing and sadly I don't think anyone here can really help you other than to just point you to a doctor. Make sure to explain everything in detail and don't be afraind to get second opinions from different doctors if necessary and hopefully you can find a way to better cope with things in your daily life.
Best of luck, my friend, I truly wish you all the best. Just remember to try and take it easy and not be too hard on yourself.

The two parts of the brain that handle language and speech are actually on the left side of the brain.

The problems you are describing might be related to vision problems. After all 60% of the nerves coming off the eyes into the brain go to other parts of the brain that handle other things other than vision.

And yes, stress and fatigue can really screw with your brain. Your brain is spending extra energy trying to compensate for the things related to the disorder in an effort for things to be normalized for you. So, yes, when you are tired and do not get good rest you will be vulnerable for weird stuff to start happening. Start to pay attention to your energy levels and getting good rest. This also means avoiding situations and places that can cause sensory overload - yes, a grocery store is one of those places. Try to schedule your time at such places when there are fewer people and the store is also likely to have their lights dimmed. Yes, florescent lights cause problems with this too because they are not constantly on but actually flicker at a very high rate.

I know all of this stuff from experience and study. I got my masters in psychology and then shortly there after I suffered a brain injury from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Feel free to add me if you have any more questions or would like to discuss things.

Epilepsy will allow synapses to connect to each other in your brain more than needed in normal brain.
So it sounds natural for me if you tend to connect things to another different things in your brain.
It's just a thought of passer-by. It's better to get the doctor's advice to know how to deal with your body.

Have you perhaps seen a episode of "Battling Seizure Robots" ? XD