Patient Comments: Preeclampsia and Eclampsia - Cause
What was the cause of your preeclampsia and eclampsia?
Comment from: styles, 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: December 17
My preeclampsia was a result of my body not being able to properly filter all the extra blood associated with the pregnancy. I had only had high blood pressure when I was on birth control, so it is also associated with the extra hormones from pregnancy. There was nothing that could have been done to prevent the condition and I am on blood pressure medication until after delivery and until after my hormones regulate back to normal. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: LJsDaddy, 19-24 Male
Published: June 22
My fiancée had preeclampsia, which turned into eclampsia before she got pregnant. She had no problems with high blood pressure, and no one in either of our families has had it except my mother possibly; she wasn't told she had it, but she said she had all the symptoms. Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: ROCHELLE, 25-34 Female (Patient)
Published: April 05
Pregnancy was the cause of my preeclampsia. Was this comment helpful?Yes
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I was pregnant with twins and had gestational diabetes when I was diagnosed with preeclampsia. I didn't have high blood pressure until the week before they delivered, week 32. They put me on magnesium sulfate for delivery in order to prevent seizures. All of us survived and I feel as though we were very lucky.