I received a call from a mother of 8 1/2 month old.
Baby has 2 meals of solids daily, breastfeeds 6-8
times.  Mother takes tegretol, but her EEG shows
persistent seizure activity, particularly with sleep
deprivation.  Mother's neurologist wants her to take
carbatrol 300mg twice a day (She currently takes
tegretol 400mg in the am,200mg at bedtime).  I wasn't
able to find it in Hale.  MD stated it is a long-acting
carbamazepine, states it is safe to breastfeed with this
drug.  It was my understanding that time-released drugs
should be avoided while breastfeeding.  Does anyone have
info re: carbatrol?

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