Just diagnosed. Trileptal and birthcontrol? - Epilepsy Message Board

Rori · 09-28-2002, 01:27 PM

I have just been diagnosed and my doctor put me on dilantin first then changed me to trileptal. My honeymoon is in 2 wks. He said it MIGHT make birth control less effective. does anyone have more specific info on this?

AngelDust · 10-03-2002, 02:34 AM

I posted a question about birthcontrol recently and since i did not receive any reply i went ahead and did some research on my own. Here is a web site that you could check out and you will find very helpful regarding birthcontrol and your med. I learned that the birthcontrol maybe less effective while taking epileptic drugs. Therefore, you will need to consult with your doctor about giving you a higher prescription of birthcontrol pills. Good Luck!
[url="http://w3.uokhsc.edu/neuro/division/epil.htm"]http://w3.uokhsc.edu/neuro/division/epil.htm[/url]