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Lyrica and Pregnancy
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 10:49Topic: Women With Epilepsy
Hi, I have been seizure free for three and a half years and four years seizure free prior to that. After my last seizure I was put back on Lyrica 150mg twice a day.
I would like to start a family in the next few years. I just recently started seeing a high-risk OBGYN, but she has not had any patients on Lyrica, so she didn't have much advice. My next resource would be to ask my nuero in November, but in the mean time I was wondering if anyone has has any experience with taking Lyrica during their pregnancy and if they still had healthy babies or what advice they were given from their OB. I know stopping the medication is always an option, but that terrifies me as I have been seizure free for so long.
Thanks in advance for any input!
It is good that you have
Submitted by just_joe on Tue, 2016-10-18 - 11:23
It is good that you have checked with your OCBYN. The main doctor you need to check with is your neurologist. They know the category and what they stand for with the medications being used for seizure control, Right now Lyrica is category C. So call your neurologist and discuss this issue with them and your doctors can work together to be sure all the medications you take are known to each other. All doctors means ALL doctors. Medications means all of them including over the counter medication. Some over the counter meds can cause seizures in seizure prone people.