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Epilepsy

jaydee1405jaydee1405 member
in October 2014 Moms
I've had epilepsy for years now but since I've fallen pregnant I feel more tired than normal. I feel more stressed out than usual & just generally feel 'blurgh' all the time and feel 'lazy'.

I'm currently taken keppra 1000mg twice a day (lecitravacm I think that's the long name)
I go on epilepsy forums but no one seems to reply to epilepsy & pregnancy posts.

Just wondering if there's any other Mums to be with epilepsy on here that could possibly share there current feelings, emotions and how there handling pregnancy along side epilepsy
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  • MrsSarahReneeMrsSarahRenee member
    No experience but sorry you are feeling alone in dealing with both of these things at once.
    I hope you feel better soon but as pp said, those symptoms sound like pregnancy!!!
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  • MrsL2BMrsL2B member
    @jaydee1405‌ There's a thread about seizures on the high-risk board right now that you may want to read if you haven't yet.
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  • Mommy2Boys09Mommy2Boys09 member
    I have epilepsy and am taking the same medicine. I do feel extremely tired lately but I really think it's just part of the pregnancy. How long have you been taking Keppra? You probably shouldn't be having any side effects from it if you've been on it for a while.
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  • vrj0522vrj0522 member
    I don't have epilepsy but I am definitely tired all the time. Pregnancy can really take a toll on your body when it is creating a human being. 
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  • jaydee1405jaydee1405 member
    I've been on keppra for about 4/5years but since being pregnant the doctors have increased my dosage I'm tired I sleep I wake up and I'm still tired I've seen my neuro and midwife on Wednesday just fed up of feeling like this. X
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  • cbittocbitto member
    I'm on keppra and take 1500 twice a day. They increased my dosage to make sure to keep my seizures away now. That I have lack of sleep. I've noticed too that no one seems to reply. Which boards are you wanting to use? I say wwe make them active again!

    I've noticed a lot of tiredness and feeling over all lazy. But what I want to know is how well controlled are your seizures? And have you had any breakthrough ones since your pregnancy began? I'm hoping all the best for you, and I'll be sure to keep an eye out for you!
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  • keleighlawkeleighlaw member
    I have two kinds of epilepsy so i take clobozan, topomax, folic acid, iron tabs, couldn't name others as they keep changing as I've been on nearly all of them, but I seizure 3-4 times a day and also pass out, I have a near 3yr old and it's horrible for me not to be able to be a proper parent as it's just me but her nan is a big part of her life, I'm high risk so I can't have natural birth and did have ceserean before but was induced and this time it is elected, at 36-37, as the strain is making me to drained and tierd and I also have SPD , good luck x
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