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On Keppra, Baby on the Way
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 19:06Hi. I am 23 years old and have been on 2000mg of Keppra a day for over three years. I have also been seizure free ever since I started Keppra, and with no side effects. I recently found out that I am pregnant with my first child. I am ecstatic, but I can't help worrying about the unknown effects of Keppra on my baby. My neuro is keeping me on the full dose for the duration of my pregnancy. Other than taking extra good care of myself, does anyone have any advice? Has anyone else gone through this that has a positive outcome? A negative one? I guess I am just searching for some sort of positive reinforcement to put my mind at ease a bit. Thanks for reading.
Amy
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Re: On Keppra, planning a pregnancy
Submitted by IsisMone on Tue, 2008-04-01 - 17:21
Re: On Keppra, Baby on the Way
Submitted by plopdan on Sat, 2008-04-05 - 19:37
According to the keppra advice leaflet. It states if you are pregnant or may be pregnant please inform your doc.
Keppra should not be used during pregnancy unless clearly necessary. The potential risk to your unborn child is unknown.
Keppra has shown unwanted reproductive effects in animal studies at dose levels higher than you would need to control your siezures.
Breast feeding is not recommnded during treatment. Hope this was of some use.
Congrats on your pregnancy good luck with your epilepsy
plopdan u.k
According to the keppra advice leaflet. It states if you are pregnant or may be pregnant please inform your doc.
Keppra should not be used during pregnancy unless clearly necessary. The potential risk to your unborn child is unknown.
Keppra has shown unwanted reproductive effects in animal studies at dose levels higher than you would need to control your siezures.
Breast feeding is not recommnded during treatment. Hope this was of some use.
Congrats on your pregnancy good luck with your epilepsy
plopdan u.k
Re: On Keppra, Baby on the Way
Submitted by lthomas79@live.com on Wed, 2008-03-26 - 08:25
Hello, my name is Laurie. I have had epilepsy for 14 years. I gave birth to a happy, healthy little girl about eight years ago. At the time, I was on Tegretol and Depakote. My doctors took me off of my Depakote, but I continued to take tegretol through my entire pregnancy. I was also worried for my child. However, here we are eight years later and Destiny(my daughters name) is perfectly healthy and sometimes I think she is smarter than me. I would trust your doctors if they think that keeping you on the Keppra is for the best. I am currently on Keppra and it has no real side effects on me. I have heard good and bad things from others about the side effects. Just do the research on side side affects on fetus'. My guess is that if your doctors think it's what's best, they are probably right. I hope this helps you out in some way. Good luck to you and your new baby!