Current medical status: Seizure free for over a year. provoked by lack of sleep, medication and light sensitivity.
Current medical treatment: epilim 500mg x2 day lamictal 50mg x2 day
Epilim (sodium valproat) belongs to pregnancy category D which means that there is a positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans. Epilim used in pregnancy can cause a range of problems in children, including autism, learning and social difficulties, ADHD, spinal stenosis, facial abnormalities, vision defects, dyslexia, dyspraxia, delayed speech, and motor development.
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