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Folic Acid recommendations for TTC?

Thu, 10/13/2016 - 12:08
We are preparing to start our family - I'm on Keppra for my JME epilepsy and take a multivitamin (with folic acid) and Calcium vitamin daily. Is 400 micrograms of folic acid enough? If seizure meds slightly increase the chance of birth defects, should I be taking extra folic acid for safety?? Is that even how it works?

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Well I am no doctor so I can

Submitted by just_joe on Thu, 2016-10-13 - 17:26
Well I am no doctor so I can't say much... The people that can answer your questions are your doctors. Call them and make sure they know all the meds you take that way they can prescribe the right meds or tell you which ones to use.

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