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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, Baby on the Way
Submitted by rose0527 on Sun, 2008-06-15 - 13:10
Congrats on your pregnancy Becky!
Just keep working with your neuro and OB together to make sure that you and baby stay healthy, and you will be just fine! I am already 25 weeks (it's gone so fast!) and have been faithfully taking my Keppra and folic acid and have not had a seizure yet and I've had a perfectly healthy pregnancy thus far. Hopefully you can stay on Keppra. From almost everything I hear, I really do believe it is the best med to be on while pregnant.
Best wishes!
Amy
Congrats on your pregnancy Becky!
Just keep working with your neuro and OB together to make sure that you and baby stay healthy, and you will be just fine! I am already 25 weeks (it's gone so fast!) and have been faithfully taking my Keppra and folic acid and have not had a seizure yet and I've had a perfectly healthy pregnancy thus far. Hopefully you can stay on Keppra. From almost everything I hear, I really do believe it is the best med to be on while pregnant.
Best wishes!
Amy
Re: On Keppra, Baby on the Way
Submitted by BeckyNYY on Fri, 2008-06-13 - 15:03
Hi everyone,
Congratulations to all of the mothers! I am currently 10 weeks pregnant with my first baby and was so nervous about taking medications. (This pregnancy was not planned!) I went to a new OB/GYN and told her that I was on Keppra. She was very encouraging about it. I then spoke with my neurologist and he told me that because Keppra is one of the "cleanest" drugs available, it's also one of the safest for pregnancy. I have been on folic acid supplements since October (b/c my other GYN said better to be safe than sorry).
Unfortunately, I had a seizure last week and had my Keppra dosage increased to 4,000 mg/day. I am praying that this will work for me throughout my pregnancy. My neuro said he would switch me to Depakote if I have another seizure, but he wouldn't want to do that during the 1st trimester.
I am just putting my faith in God and know that He will be glorified in whatever happens.
Good luck to everyone!
Becky
Hi everyone,
Congratulations to all of the mothers! I am currently 10 weeks pregnant with my first baby and was so nervous about taking medications. (This pregnancy was not planned!) I went to a new OB/GYN and told her that I was on Keppra. She was very encouraging about it. I then spoke with my neurologist and he told me that because Keppra is one of the "cleanest" drugs available, it's also one of the safest for pregnancy. I have been on folic acid supplements since October (b/c my other GYN said better to be safe than sorry).
Unfortunately, I had a seizure last week and had my Keppra dosage increased to 4,000 mg/day. I am praying that this will work for me throughout my pregnancy. My neuro said he would switch me to Depakote if I have another seizure, but he wouldn't want to do that during the 1st trimester.
I am just putting my faith in God and know that He will be glorified in whatever happens.
Good luck to everyone!
Becky