It is important to try to take control of your life and health in these matters. You will increase the risk for seizure recurrence, which is a greater threat to you and your baby s health. Discontinue or optimize your drug therapy in relation to your seizure and drug therapy history. Your physician should try to prescribe the lowest effective dosage. Do not take felbamate when pregnant.
Malformations develop early in the pregnancy.
By the time most women realize they are pregnant, malformations may have already developed. Discontinuing treatment at this point would only increase the possibility of the woman having seizures without reducing the risk of the baby developing a fetal or congenital malformation. At this point, controlling maternal seizures is the first priority. You can monitor the development of your baby through fetal diagnostic techniques. Know your risk for pregnancy complications such as bleeding, toxemia and prematurity due to AED therapy.