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Epilim and pregnancy

Sat, 01/14/2017 - 18:06
Hi everyone. I have recently found out I am 4 weeks pregnant on epilim I j know this is not a good drug at all to have children on. I am on a very low dose of 300mg a day and don't want to go googling everything. I tried keppra for a while but started having dizzy spells and came sevearly depressed so went back on epilim which had worked for me since I was 13. My neurologist thinks it will be more dangerous to change medication as they do not the the causes of having 2 medications in your system. I am really worried but I know I am on a very low dose. Can any women share any experiences to help please. No horror stories as I don't want to get myself worked up as we are very excited about this pregnancy. Thank you all xx

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Hi,Did you find out. I hope

Submitted by Deedee9090 on Mon, 2019-12-16 - 13:50
Hi,Did you find out. I hope you had a great pregnancy. I'm in your boat, but I took 500mg. Hope you can give me an update on your pregnancy. Best, Diana 

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