Nursing on an L5 medication?

[nevaehsmommy]

Monday I was diagnosed with a seziure disorder. I told the doctor I was nursing and he congradulated me for lasting 16 months and more american women need to nurse longer yada yada yada. So when he wrote me a script I questioned him about it being safe for baby, that none will get to her. He said If it did it would be little bits. Dont worry. So I get the med and take it home. Did not take a dose. Called a local LC who has Dr. Hales book. She says it is L5. I call the doc back and again he assures be it is fine to take. What do I do? I am not 100% assured. The med is Zonegran . He seems to think that is the only drug I should take. My daughter is 16 months and weighs about 25 or 26 lbs.

[alegna]

I would try to find an email address for Hale himself and get his detailed opinion.



-Angela

[MommytoHHH]

You can also see if you can get your LC or Dr. to post on Dr. Hale's medications forum...
http://66.230.33.248/discus/messages...tml?1190595760

ETA: Here is a currently existing thread on your med...
http://66.230.33.248/discus/messages...tml?1157571051

[MaryJaneLouise]

to you. I would double-check if there is an alternative medication, myself.

[JessBB]

I take a seizure med off label for Bipolar disorder (Lamictal), baby is 8 mo and ebf. It's an L5, I think. I took it through pregnancy. We've both had multiple blood levels and the excretion is in fact very low. My ped ran it by a pediatric neurologist who ok'd it, as well. The rating is not the whole story, and there ARE seizure meds that are safe for bf'ing.