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After you first grand mal seizure, is it necessary to go on medication? - effects of grand mal seizures

I had my first grand mal seizure last month, and have fortunately not another. I have no family history of seizures or a history of trauma, but I had had absence seizures as a child (not in 20 years) and an abnormal EEG. The doctor wants me to think like a drug Tegretol, but I am very reluctant to wear it because of the numerous side effects that go with it. It is necessary to take medications after only a great evil, and if anyone has taken this drug? Well, everyone knows, the treatment with herbal or alternative to the crisis? Thank you for your help!