 [ Symptoms ] lots of back problems do not know what to do  19 yo female sedentary for most of my childhood bump at base of neck had an xray before and i was told it was an enlarged vertebrae sometimes it goes numb and feels like my shoulders are slumped up next to my head if that makes sense when i try to stand with proper posture i get a pain between my shoulder blades very little movement in my back neck and shoulder area i do not want to bombard my doctor with too many questions what should i ask her what do you think she will do to help [ Disease ] your question is an important one for women with epilepsy who wish to have a family there is little scientific information on this subject and most of what we know if based on clinical experience of doctors taking care of women with epilepsy the bottom line is that most physicians with expertise in managing epilepsy encourage their patients to breastfeed even if they are taking anti seizure medicine the baby has developed for nine months in the presence of the anti seizure medicine and as such for the baby to continue to be exposed to it after delivery usually does not create problems i am unaware of any [known] descriptions of problems with breastfeeding while on trileptal oxcarbazepine if blood levels are done in mom and her baby while breastfeeding the baby is level will be around half of the mother is so the baby is definitely getting some of the drug but it usually does not create problems as best we tell so if breastfeeding is important to you as it is for most women most experts in the field would encourage you to breastfeed