Oxetol 150mg Bid Safer In Pregnancy?

I am 23yr old with history of begin glioma of brain with epileptic seizure 7 yrs back. .glioma was surgically excised 7 yrs back and since then iam on oxetol. ..initially I was on oxetol 300mg bid n now its reduced to 150mg bid. ..no seizures since last 4yrs. ..my question is oxetol 300mg daily safer in pregnancy?any teratogenic effect?any chance of getting seizures precipitated during pregnancy or parturition?

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@Fathima,

With regards to pregnancy, Oxetol (Oxcarbazepine) has been classified as a pregnancy-category C drug by the FDA.

From what I understand, there haven't been any controlled human studies, but apparently animal trials revealed increased cases of fetal abnormalities, including other developmental toxicities and manifestations.

Even though I didn't find seizures among the list of symptoms or side effects, it still doesn't seems like it would be safe to use this medication during pregnancy (at all) unless you can really justify the benefits outweighing any possible risks to the baby.

Does your doctor know that you're pregnant and taking this medication?

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