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Found out I am pregnant I am on keppra and vimpat

Wed, 01/07/2015 - 22:00

i don't know what to do? Found out I am around 5-6 weeks ago unplanned pregnancy I am nervous about problems with the baby have an appointment soon with my neurologist. Any advice would help thank you.

Comments

Keppra is a good medication

Submitted by just_joe on Wed, 2015-01-14 - 12:29
Keppra is a good medication for seizure control. I take it and Vimpat. Both are made by teh same company. I was the first patient Doc coupled vimpat with keppra. His office is associated with the doctors doing the drug studies and since I was already taking keppra but needed more medication to control other seizures and the comapny was wanting the 2 medications tested to see if they worked well together I was asked to do it. The 2 meds work well together and my seizures are under better control. As Amy posted keppra is becomming the go to medication. If you really want to know if the medications will effect your childs birth then by all means call your neurologist and discucss this issue with him/her.

I do not know anything about

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2015-01-16 - 01:15
I do not know anything about Vimpat. But I have 3 perfectly healthy children ages 17,13 & 18 months that are all Keppra babies. Congrats on your pregnancy! 

I took vimpat my whole

Submitted by asilva87@hotmail.com on Sun, 2015-01-18 - 16:08
I took vimpat my whole pregnancy muy baby is huge And healthy. Make sure you take your folic acid! 

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