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Child birth and Epilepsy
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 02:09Topic: Women With Epilepsy
So I know I have seizures ive had them for 15yrs, i know when they're about to happen, mostly its just Myclonic jerks but every now and again I get the clonic gran mals which sucks. It all sucks. Epilepsy isn't just a one band kinda guy either, he brings his posse of friends, depression, anxiety, insonmia and so on and so forth. What i don't know though is anyone else that has epilepsy, especially those who have had children. Is it possible? Is it safe? Is it selfish to try for something you want so so badly even though the outcome is unknown. I want to know from mothers with Epilepsy what its like, what medicine you take and what side effects may come of it. Please would love some feedback, I hope i didnt write too much to lose your interest. But stuff like this I can't just talk to my mom about pregnancy with, its a new ballgame, we're talking another life being involved, while I take meds to control seizures. How does an Eplieptic give birth.
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Submitted by just_joe on Fri, 2018-01-12 - 12:11
Look at the picture from another angle.. Would you have these questions if you had diabetes or a heart ailment? IF you had a child could they get hit by a car when crossing the street? Medications today are far better then the ones I took 50 years ago. today there are computers and they hadn't been thought of back when I was diagnosed. Yes if you have epilepsy there are some medications that are better then others when carrying child. Newer technology had improved what happens in th medical field, How do other women give birth. It is done like all the other women giving birth. You know PUSH PUSH and all the other things most men to not know. But it can had has been done for thousands of years,