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Q: Lamictal And Pregnancy!

asked by: ramaya on November 15th, 2006

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First of all, I apologize on my english!
Can you tell me, please, what kind of influence does lamictal during pregnancy, how does it efect on a child?
Thank you very much!

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smacky

replied on July 7th, 2009

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I realize you wrote this almost 3 years ago, but if it helps anybody else, Lamictal is one of the safer drugs as far as pregnancy is concerned. There are still the risks of cleft lip, cleft palette, heart issues, but the risks are not nearly as high as some of the other seizure medications.

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