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Newly pregnant and taking Lamictal

Mon, 11/13/2006 - 16:28
Hey There, I'm new to this site...so HELLO....Hope everyone is doing well! I just recently..actually 2 days ago found out i was pregnant..Yay! I'm currently taking lamictal for my seizures. I love it and have found that it has such a low risk of side effects when it comes to how you feel! It's a fairly new medication so if anyone is taking Lamictal I'd love to share stories and chat...also If anyone has advice on pregnancy while taking seizure meds. I would love to hear from you!

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Re: Newly pregnant and taking Lamictal

Submitted by Katie_78701 on Thu, 2006-11-16 - 19:32
Hello! I was on lamictal while I was pragnent. My doctors did the high resolution ultra sounds all along and my son came out healthy as could be. I did not nurse him though. My doctor said that it would probably be ok to nurse him but I did not want to. I hope everything is wonderful for you and good luck. Katie

Re: Re: Newly pregnant and taking Lamictal

Submitted by IloveHistory on Thu, 2006-11-23 - 15:15
Hi! :) I am also new to this site! :) I was diagnosed with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Right Frontal Lobe Epilepsy approximately two months ago. I am on Lamictin (the South African brand name for Lamictal) and although I am only sixteen, my neurologist wanted to put me on medication that would be safe when I was older and possibly became pregnant; that way, I wouldn't have to change my medicine. He told me that the only risk with Lamictin and pregnancy was that my child could possibly be born with a cleff palate, which is easily correctable with surgery. I don't think that there is too much to worry about concerning Lamictin and pregnancy. It is FAR safer than many of the other Anti-Epileptic Drugs are with regard to pregnancy. My Neurologist graduated cum laude in his M.Med. (Neurol.) and he is absolutely fantastic and very supportive. We made the decision together with my mother regarding the medication which I would be on and he went through all of the side-effects with us before we chose an A.E.D. I really trust him and he SPECIFICALLY chose an A.E.D. which would be safe with pregnancy. I hope that this helps and good luck! :)

Re: Re: Re: Newly pregnant and taking Lamictal

Submitted by HeatherBanz on Fri, 2006-12-29 - 11:25
Hi i am also new to the site and saw your message about Lamictal. I have been taking it for 3 years now and absolutely love it. I was diagnosed with sleep seizures in 2002 and was prescribed tegretol by my first neurologist. After visiting my new neurologist he switched me to Lamictal. He told me that being of child bearing age it was not safe to be on tegretol. With that said i am glad you are taking Lamictal. I have been seizure free for 4 years now thanks to Lamictal. I experienced side effects in the beginning but they went away. Lamictal is a great drug and i would recommend it to anyone. I think you'll be just fine.

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