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Does anyone take Carbamazepine/Tegretol or Lamotrigine?

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in August 2021 Moms

I had my first appointment today at 8.6 and the baby had a nice strong heartbeat! However, my doc scared me when she asked why I was still on Carbamazepine (200mg/day) and that we need to switch me to Lamotringne ASAP. With my first pregnancy, I started off with 200mg of Lamotringne and at the end of my pregnancy, I was taking 600mg. My son was born healthy and is now doing wonderfully at 9 months old. However, I ended up switching back to Carbamazepine ~3 months after his birth because the Lamotrigene wasn't strong enough and I knew Carb would work just fine and at a much lower dosage. I got pregnant while on Carb and now I'm just terrified. I know Lamotrigine is the preferred drug during pregnancy. 

She recommended extra genetic testing and has now scared the living crap out of me, I am SO nervous that I'm hurting my baby.

Has anyone else been pregnant while taking Carbamazepine, I'd love to hear how your baby is/reassurance. 

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