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How Does Pregnancy Make Your Seizures Worse?
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Like I get everything metabolizes quicker with pregnancy especially medications but I've been having some breakthrough seizures on my medications I take 2,000 mg a day and having breakthrough seizures with pregnancy

posted December 5, 2023
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I am on my second and having breakthrough seizures mine are refactory seizures and genetic

posted December 8, 2023
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I have Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy my specialist said that the 1st trimester and 3rd trimester you are susceptible to an increase in acti its due to hormone fluctuations. The post partum stage is also crucial for the same reason. I have had two children and throughout my pregnancy I had no problem however my 1st born I had very bad tonic clonic seizure 10 days after he was born and broke my foot badly.

posted December 8, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Keppra

posted December 5, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

what kind of med

posted December 5, 2023

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