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    Posted: 07 March 2007 at 8:29pm
Hi. 7 mths ago I started having seizures and apparently I have epilepsy. I am on an anti epileptic drug and am wanting to start ttc in about 3 mths.

I am wondering if anyone else has epilepsy and has had a baby while on their AED's. I am concerned about havinga baby while on medication but I believe it's the best option for me.

I know it would a lot harder this time around but I'm sure I could get through it with some extra help.
I'd love to hear from anyone else who has been in the same or similiar situation as me.
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Welcome MelandBri have you spoken to your dr about it all? I think they would have the best answers for you.

We are all here to support you through it all tho
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Hi Kirsten thank you so much for your reply. I was just hoping to come across someone else that had been in a similiar situation to me as I dont know many ppl with epilepsy, only males.

I am taking Tegretol and so far it seems to be helping as I haven't had any more seizures since starting it.
I have read that Tegretol is one of the safer drugs to be on while pregnant as its been around for so long so there's been alot of testing on it.

I have just started taking Folic Acid (although I'm unsure of exactly how much I should be taking) and a pregnancy multi vitamin.

I'm waiting for an appt with my specialist to discuss all my options with him.
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Willie's ex-partner (mum to two of his older kids) has very severe epilepsy to the point where she is brain damaged as a result of continuous oxygen deprivation during some of her more serious seizures.

I don't know the names of the medications she is/was on (but there are several) but I do know that she continued taking them during her pregnancies as it was safer for her to do so than not.

Her first child (my DSS) was born 6 weeks premature by emergency c-sect. They don't think the prematurity was caused by the epilepsy and/or medications, but she fitted really badly during labor hence the need for a c-sect.

Her second child (my DSD) was born naturally a few days early. They decided to let her labour progress and see how she coped and she had a very quick labour and delivery with no complications.

Don't know if this helps at all as I don't know what exacts meds she's on, but thought you might find it interesting.
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Mel, I just came across this too. Might be of interest Tegretol and pregnancy. There's LOADS of info on that site.
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Thanks for that link Kirsten. I've actually joined that site as they have heaps of really good information but I had never come across that on Tegretol.
I'll go have a good read :)

1 question, I'm getting really confused on how much Folic Acid to take, of course I'll ask my neauro when I see him but that won't be for about 3 weeks.
I've been told 4 mg and also 800mcg, which is only 0.8 mg. The pills I have are 0.8mg so does that mean I should be taking about 5 of them???
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