Hi everyone,
i've recently started on keppra and am
doing great on it (2000mg/day). I'm
midst a drug change, switching over from
lamictal (600mg/day) so i'm on both doses
now but soon will be coming off the
lamictal. Once all the switching is done
my husband and I are hoping to try for a
baby. I need my doctor's okay. I had a
baby while on lamictal alone and she was
perfect! She's now a healthy 2 year old.
But now i'm terrified to be pregnant on
a new drug, not knowing what the outcome
will be this time. Of course I didn't
know last time either that everything was
ok until I had an ultrasound at 13
weeks.
So my question is: is there anyone out
there who has had experience with keppra
while being pregnant or knows anyone.
I've read lots of literature about the
risks etc. And the studies, but as I say,
i'm wondering of there's anyone with any
encouraging information or ideas.
Thanks,
kathy
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Kathyalison
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 64
Me Again Posted: 06-20-04 13:23pm
Hi guys,
no responses I see....So i'll add a little
more and hope that someone is able to
respond.
I saw my doctor the other day and we have
decided that I should stay on a
keppra/lamictal mix.....2000mg of keppra
and 400mg of lamictal. Things have been
going really well for me since the keppra
was added so we don't want to mess with
that. He has told me to go ahead now and
try for a baby...As for the risks, he said
there aren't enough studies done yet to
say for sure how safe this is for
pregnancy but does not feel that it is
dangerous to get pregnant on this drug.
So again, can anyone relate or has anyone
had or knows someone who's had a similar
experience.
Hope to hear something soon
kathy
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 06-20-04 14:31pm
Hi kathy! You might check out msn.Search
it has quite a bit of information on
keppra and pregnancy saying that to make
sure to take folic acid due to the risk of
spina bifida and to register for
anti-epileptic registry and that most of
the keppra can go into the breast milk, I
am not trying to scare you or tell you not
to get pregnant, this is up to you and
your husband and the man above, as you
know their is always a 50% of something
happening to a baby without medication but
I do wish you the best whatever you
decide!
Sincerely,
sandy
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bubble1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2004 Posts: 16
Stephanie Posted: 06-23-04 09:33am
Hi kathy
me and my husband are hoping to try for a
baby soon. I was on epilim and tried
changing to topamax but had really bad
side effects so just back on epilim. My
neuro suggested I try keppra but at the mo
I am too scared to try anything else in
case I have side effects agina and I can't
afford to be having any more time off sick
from work. I live in u.K and my neuro
that there have been 15 reported
pregnancies on keppra and all have been
healthy babies. Hope this helps.
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rachel38501
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 1 Location: tennessee
Pregnancy Posted: 06-23-04 09:50am
I am 30 years old and I got my tubes tied
6 years ago is there anyway that a person
can still get pregnant even if the have
their tubes tied, because my period is 2
weeks late. Please someone respond,
sincerely rachel38501
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Kathyalison
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 64
Thanks Stephanie! Posted: 06-23-04 14:52pm
Hi,
thanks for your response! It was helpful
to me to know that there have been
successful pregnancies reported. As I
said before, I have a child who is very
healthy, but I was on a different drug
when I was pregnant with her (lamictal).
Before I started on keppra I too was
really nervous about it, but I have to
tell you that since i've started i've
never felt better in my life! I feel my
epilepsy is really well controlled. I
have lots of energy and feel great! As
far as a baby goes, my husband and I have
decided to go ahead and try and pray that
all goes well.
Thanks again for your response, and good
luck with your meds. I know everyone
reacts to things differently, but I have
heard a lot of good things about keppra
and can vouche for it myself, so if you
really need to look at switching meds I
would keep an open mind about
keppra...Easier said than done I know.
Anyhow, thanks again and my best to you!
Kathy
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