I believeyour problem with word recall is attributed to by the anti convulsants, I have been on lamicactal and keppra before and had problems with them both .The keppra had a very similar effect as an older drug I used to take mysoline , I was fairly clear headed (as much as someone taking a total of 16 anti convulsants( 3 different meds) per day could beuntil I took keppra it was like a cloud coming over me and staying there ,my thinking/reactions slower than usual, learning and concentration was out the window,and lamicatil had a lot of undesireable side affects as well,i am now happily off both of them and much happier,
although I have not yet gained full control with medication,it is close
if you have any concerns with your medications and the side affects they have on you I would strongly advise you discuss the side affects with your neurologist and try to change medications.

Mine is the same I could be talking to people and I get lost with words. I even get different words that come out. Now that is all because of my brain surgery I had I understand all that. There are good things there because my seizures are now maybe 1 a month instead of 6-8 a day. So sometimes you have to count yourself lucky.

I've had this problem for a while now, but then again, I had surgery for my seizures (left temporal lobe)-- which probably affected my speech just a slight bit. If the focus of your seizures the left temporal lobe?

When I was on topamax it got worse and this is a side effect of topamax, btw. Possibly it is also a side effect of other aed's.