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Want to get pregnant while on Lamictal

Tue, 04/07/2009 - 16:27

So, I know everyone's different when it comes to seizures and medications; but I'm hoping to get some positive vibes. I am 28 years old and my husband and I want to start trying to have a baby in either October or November. A while ago my neurologist told me when I decide that I want to have a baby to let him know at least 6 months before we start trying. So I told him in February when we wanted to start. I'm on Keppra and Lamictal, but he wants me on just one medication. That being said, I chose to stay on Lamictal because I had really bad side affects with Keppra. So, I'm off Keppra in 2 weeks and he increased my dosage for Lamictal to 400 mg a day (I'm a little nervous with the transition but trying to stay positive). He said I should be fine being that I haven't had a seizure since Sept. 2006 and my seizures are controllable. He told me all the information that I needed to know about being pregnant while on Lamictal. Oh, and I am also taking Folic Acid. Although he told me everything I needed to know, I also want to get some feedback from women who are pregnant or were pregnant while being on Lamictal. Were your seizures controllable while on Lamictal before becoming pregnant? And were there any changes while being pregnant?

 I would love to hear some feedback, thanks!

Comments

Re: Want to get pregnant while on Lamictal

Submitted by chloech on Tue, 2009-05-12 - 07:53
my first two seizures were during my first trimester. The first one was when i was around 3 wks (haven't found out that i'm pregnant). second one was on my 10th week and the most recent one is just last week at around 15 1/2 wk. I notice the pattern is about every 5 weeks, but again, i can't really make sure that it's a pattern. I'm hoping i won't be having anymore seizures in the future tho :)

Re: Want to get pregnant while on Lamictal

Submitted by Amy-Lou on Wed, 2009-08-19 - 00:29

Hi girls,

 

I am planning to have a baby and Lamictal is an option for me. I am curious about how it all went please email me on rapacker@bigpond.com I would love to hear more about it.


Amy

Hi girls,

 

I am planning to have a baby and Lamictal is an option for me. I am curious about how it all went please email me on rapacker@bigpond.com I would love to hear more about it.


Amy

Re: Want to get pregnant while on Lamictal

Submitted by Sarah T on Fri, 2009-08-21 - 14:53
Hey Amy, I just posted a comment for every one with this question, but I have had 2 perfect babies on lamictal and I would definatly want to be on that one if I tried again. Good luck. If you read my comment, maybe you have some advise for me. Thanks, and I hope this has helped. 

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