Dear Sir/ Madam, My name is Sonia, I suffer from mild epilepsy. I haven t had a seizure for 1yr and 2 months. Without sounding strange I tend to hear at times a screeching sound like when you scratch a balloon. Does this mean anything? Is it linked to my epilepsy? I take Carbamazephine 500mg in the morning, 100mg in the afternoon and 500mg in the evening. I can see the side effects it has on me although I am glad its stopping me from having physical fits. Side effects include gaining weight, my intellect has become slower and I find it hard to grasp certain info. I feel depressed at times and now this screeching noise is odd. What can be the cause of this? I use to have a very slight stamner when I was younger but kind of grew out of it when I was younger. You couldn t tell I have one but occasionally it comes out. Just recently its bugging me, probably because I am stressed. Could you give me any advice?