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I need advice about neurontin and pregnancy

Thu, 01/13/2005 - 11:53
If there is any doctor there or somebody who was in similar situation that mine, please help me.I live in USA for around a year, I don't have health insurance, so I can't go to the doctor to ask about it.I have epilepsy since I was 14, I had around 10 seizures in my life, for around 5 years I take neurontin which works very well, I didn't have seizures for over a year. The problem is that I want to have a baby and I know I shouldn't take neurontin during pregnancy. Is there any other medicine similar to neurontin that I could take during pregnancy?

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RE: I need advice about neurontin and pregnancy

Submitted by seeker2 on Fri, 2004-04-09 - 12:47
Marta25.Please read the thread on JME and pregnancy.There are some good links and advice in that thread regarding AED's and the overall effects of pregnancy.If you read the links in that thread you will see that advice is given of switching to Lamictal during pregnancy and titrating off your med now and onto that if advised by a neuro who would be treating you and advising on titration transition during your planning pregnancy and through it .I'm sorry that you have not seen a neuro lately,you need to see one as you realise, and hopefully in this forum you very likely can find the help you seek. I hope that the links in the other thread are of help,and it might be a good idea to contact your local branch of EFA to see if they can help as well.

RE: I need advice about neurontin and pregnancy

Submitted by nikki123 on Thu, 2005-01-13 - 11:53
Hello, I have had epilepsy since I was 13, now I am 23 and have two children. I take Tegretol XR and took it while being pregnant with both of them. I don't know much about neurontin but I know that before I got pregnant I met with my nuero to discuss my options. This is a very important step. As was monitored very heavily with both of my children and delivered one at 36wks and the second at 37 weeks due to complications. Thanks God though both are healhty. Hope that helps, Nikki

Re: RE: I need advice about neurontin and pregnancy

Submitted by richelleksu2000 on Wed, 2007-10-31 - 16:18
Neurontin worked great for me. I have a beautiful 14 month old.

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