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If I have children will they be okay? Tooo much medicane? Is this NORMAL!?!?!? I'm so tired of this! Somone help!

Fri, 10/13/2006 - 03:27
I posted this before, but here I go againnnn... My docter put me on tegretol, depakote, and he just put me on keppra because he said I wasn't taking enough medicane. Isn't that a lot? I am soon getting engaged and I am worried because I do want to have children soon. And I do know that I can not take depakote or keppra if I am pregnant. I have been on tegretol since I was diagnosed with seizures which was when I was 9, and started taking depakote at 11. I am 19 and I just started keppra and I was wondering if this helps. I really need answers. Is it fine if I keep switching medicanes? Because I don't want to take depakote or keppra anymore. What other medicane can I take to replace there? But anyways, someone please get back to me if you know answers...thanks. My seizures have increased a little, but I still don't see why my nuerologist would put me on all these medications. I am really scared that If I don't take them I'll have more seizures. I asked him if he could take me off both of them and give me a medicane that I would be able to take when I decide on becoming pregnant, but he said he didn't want to switch them, or atleast not yet. I am really scared that this can harm my children. I really don't know what to do. The seizures that I am having are in the morning which are usually 5 seconds long and I do remember them. I usually only have them when I sleep in longer than I should. Right now... I am taking............................ Morning: Keppra 500mg Depakote 500mg Tegretol 400mg Afternoon: Tegretol 400mg Night: Keppra 500mg Tegretol 400mg ................................ IS THIS A LOT? I have tooken depakote and tegretol for many years now. Never really had problems with them till now. Or atleast not with tegretol. I don't feel that depakote is helping me much, but I'm not a nuero/epi. I went to my docter the day I was having seizures. I was having them NONSTOP. I don't even know what kind I was having...I mean, I DO know, but I haven't read or heard about these kind of seizures anywhere, or maybe I have in a WAY. I had them from 8:00AM to 11:00AM nonstop. Every minute I would have a seizure that usually lasted 5-8 seconds. So I had more than 20 seizures. Sometimes I would get 5 minute breaks, but then I would get one again. I know everything that is going on, I remember everything. I can talk during my minute (or 5 minute) breaks to whoever is around me, walk, run, do whatever, but there goes another seizure 5 minutes later. (complex seizure) I told my nuero this, so I guess this is why he increased my medicane, maybe? I am not deciding to become pregnant NOW, but maybe 1/2 a year I will decide to. Though I am still scared. I don't know want to do. I am so stressed out, and so worried. I need answers! Anyways, what do you think? -Lover_A

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Re: Re: If I have children will they be okay? Tooo much medicane

Submitted by just_me on Tue, 2006-11-21 - 02:08
yea i heard you can't take it while being pregnant .. im just really scared to get off depakote because im scared if i do i will have a seizure .. and it has happen bfore.. i dont know .. im very confused right now .. i know that i wont take depakote and try and become pregnant at the same time tho :-/

Re: Re: Re: If I have children will they be okay? Tooo much medi

Submitted by angel_lts on Tue, 2006-11-21 - 07:13
No you can not. And you are better to get off as soon as possible if you are going to have children soon. Depakote can cause bone problems if on for a long time. I have a neice who started to take it at age 13-19 she now has osteopenia. Her doctor and my doc are the same docs, she took her off of it immediately when my neice went to her for her new doctor. And took her off, for she knows she wants children one day. take care Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/

Re: Re: Re: Re: If I have children will they be okay? Tooo much

Submitted by just_me on Tue, 2006-11-21 - 18:04
a while ago, a year ago to be exact ... i went to the hospital because i passed out at school .... they told me i was anemic ... does this have anything to do with taking depakote? what happends when you have 'osteopenia' .. i have never heard of this... i now know it causes bone loss... but lately, in the mornings ... ive been feeling really dizzy and feel like passing out, usually at work because i am always standing and walking around... does that have anything to to with osteopenia? i am going to talk to my nuero about this and ask him about geting a dexascan when i have my appt ... please get back to me, thanks

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