 [ Symptoms ] what medicine 2 take 2 get pregnant my periods are irregular sometimes 2 a year none or 1 a year help i can concieve the obgyn said that i can conceive and im willing to do whatever it takes to have a baby [ Disease ] valproic acid is a substrate that the body converts to the active form valproate both valproic acid and valproate are used to help decrease seizures within the body you may see both of these names when looking at a package insert or reading information about the drug