hi my name is teresa i had a son while on eplim he has no thumbs and the bone that grows to make them did not now at aged 13 his spine is curling like a snake he has to have a op to put a metal rod down his spine he also has a hole in the heart he is a lovely loving boy but so much pain he has had it is a shame i just wish the told me before at least i would off know what to expect

Hi, I had a daughter while taking Epilim for epilepsy. I was on 1200mg per day before, during and after the pregnancy. My daughter Madeleine was born in a normal delivery, extremely healthy and is a very happy baby. I am still breastfeeding her (at 9 months) and she loves her solids too. I have just fallen pregnant again. I don't think the epilim affected my fertility at all, I fell pregnant with Madeleine 4 months after stopping my contraception (which was an implamon implant in my arm). I made sure I took folic acid the whole way through pregnancy to reduce the chance of spina bifida and other complications. I do not smoke, nor did I drink during pregnancy. I was told that the risk of harming my baby through epilim was less than the damage that could be done if I had a seizure while pregnant which would most probably have happened if I had come off the drug. I have been taking Epilim for about 20 years.