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SUMMARY:Lamotrigine nursing toddler
DESCRIPTION:Hi\, I was recently diagnosed with a brain cyst that is causing
  seizures. I was prescribed lamotrigine and having been slowly tapering up
  from 50mg (25mg/2x day) to 100mg (50mg/ 2x day). My neurologist is willin
 g to let me stay at the lowest dose possible that controls my episodes\, k
 nowing that I am still nursing my 13 month old. This doctor also researche
 d the drug and said it seems like one of the safest anticonvulsants to tak
 e during nursing\, although he suggested long term cognitive effects on th
 e child are not known. Can you inform me about any potential long-term neg
 ative effects on my son if I continue to nurse him and take the med?  I ha
 d planned to let him self-wean\, is this advisable\, can I keep nursing my
  toddler safely while on this drug\, or should I start the weaning process
 ? \nLast question-are there any special/ specific risks of starting this d
 rug and nursing a toddler who has never been exposed to it? I know a lot o
 f women on the drug take it through pregnancy\, so children who are nursed
  have already been exposed in utero.\nThank you in advance for your time a
 nd expertise.
URL:https://www.infantrisk.com/forum/node/10403
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170623
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