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coming off lamictal / pregnancy

Sun, 02/28/2016 - 18:57
Hi Everyone, I am new to the site and am very impressed with all of the support and openness of everyone. I suffered from epilepsy as a child. I was embarrassed and ashamed, and stopped taking my medication in middle school and started having grand-mal seizures again. I am now 28 and have been seizure-free for over 10 years. I recently went to a new neurologist and she suggested maybe coming off of my medication now that I am older and will be trying to get pregnant in the upcoming years. This past week I had an MRI and ambulatory EEG and it has been such an emotional rollercoaster, reminding me of such an awful time in my life. I have been severely depressed and now don't even want to take the risk of having another seizure if I come off lamictal, but also don't want to possibly deal with the birth defects some babies have from mothers on lamictal. Has anyone had seizures as a child and come off their medications completely as an adult? I would love to hear anyone's input or experiences. Thank you and good luck to everyone who is effected by epilepsy.

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