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Sarnia, ON

I am trying different medications right now that are safe to take while pregnant, but they haven’t worked well for me and I keep having seizures. Just wondering if any women can tell me medications that worked for them while pregnant?

October 22, 2020
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I know im not a woman but one of my doctors told me [[treatment:lamotrigine:5886933ce1f26a6dd712ae62]] was a very safe short term and long term meds she told me even a pregnant could take it

October 23, 2020
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I have three. The first one I took myself off of my medication because I found out what birth defect it could cause. After the child was born I took too long to build my medication back up and had my first grand mal. My children are fine, however, the grand mal made everything worse. So much so so, I didn’t come down on my medication and my second one had learning problems but is better now. The third has seizures and must take medication. Just check with the doctor to see if a lower dosage would be okay. Don’t stop taking what you need.

February 5, 2024
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thank you very much for that info. I’ll look into that!

October 28, 2020
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Thank you. I have been asking my doctor and not getting many answers. I’ve tried two meds that are safe to take while pregnant and I may need to try another that will work better for me. It’s been a long journey.

October 27, 2020
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I’m on [[treatment:lamotrigine:5886933ce1f26a6dd712ae62]] right now actually and it’s been nothing but awful for me unfortunately. But thank you for your answer.

October 23, 2020

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