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Background: Epilepsy remains a major public health problem especially in developing countries where access to new therapies remains limited., Objective: The aim of this work was to study the socio-demographic profile of patients living with epilepsy in Dakar and supported., Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study over a period of eight months from November 2009 to June 2010 at Fann University Hospital and Health Center Pikine through research on adherence., Results: The study involved patients living with epilepsy aged over 15 years, diagnosed clinically with epilepsy and/or confirmed by an electroencephalogram and put under antiepileptic drug for more than 3 months. We recruited 411 patients aged 15-74 years with a mean age of 28.93 years. The age range was 15-24 years with 44.6 % majority. The male sex predominated with 52.3 % and the sex ratio was 1.09. Singles outnumbered with 64.7 %. The level of education was the most representative secondary with 29.4 % and patients without profession were 35.5 %. Most of the patients was from semi-urban areas with 47.7 %. Generalized seizures were more frequent with about 70 %. Most of the patients was supported either by their family or by themselves., Conclusion: The management should be multisectoral for epilepsy out of darkness.