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Can Enchorate Chrono Be Taken While Trying To Conceive?

Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2014

Question: my daughter is taking enchorate chrono daily for febrile seizure. She is married and would like to conceive and pl tell me any problem to conceive and in pregnancy. She is quite healthy and good in education and still studieng and 22 age now.

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is contraindicated during pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing to us about it.

I can understand your concern, though.

If your daughter in indent to planning pregnancy, she should not take enchorate it may cause birth defect in her baby and it is contraindicated during pregnancy.

Hence she should consult her treating physician and switch over to other antiepileptic drugs or combination therapy which is safer during pregnancy.

Hope it is useful, feel free to ask more question.

Good luck.
Regards
Dr.Richa

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Richa Agarwal (15 minutes later)

IS IT OK BY SUBSTITUTING BY LEVERA OR LAMITOR

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, she can use it.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Nice to find out from you all again.

Commencement of all it is very important to know that no anticonvulsant drug is 100% safe, but as such use of Levera is quite safe (fetal risk as such not documented).

But close monitoring is constantly required.

Please start folic acid 5 mg daily along with anti convulsant drug so the chances of neurological deficit are less.

She should always under close observation of her treating physician during her pregnancy to avoid any future consequences.

Hope it's been helpful.

Best of luck to her in the future!
Regards
Dr.Richa

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju