Medication

[Kel Kel1]

Hi ladies.  I have a question, i know when your pregnant you should only take tylonal but i have caught this horrible cold going around and was wondering what can be taken for that?

[jifnif]

medscape.com has a list of drugs that are safe to take during pregnancy.  but i would think you would want to speak w/ your dr before taking anything.

[PhillyGirl3180]

My doctor told me I could take any tylenol products including tylenol PM and any of their cold and sinus medication.

[Kel Kel1]

thanks I talked to my Doctor and she said just rest and take tylonal.  this stinks!  I wish i could go home and sleep for a hundred years!  im soooo tired

[springbabyonway]

i had a cold or something recently- it was a bad cough (sounded like a barking seal or something) plus stuffed and runny nose a really sore throat and my whole head ust felt stuffed and yucky. i dont have a reg doc so i called my ob gyn they said to try sudafed or robitussin dm for cough, halls for throat,and a nasal spray for my nose- after trying these for 2 days and seeming to get worse.i called them back and they got me in to see doc-she prescribed a antibiotic (just in case i had a sinus infection) and a cough syrup w/codiene and tested me for strep throat.after the 1st day of taking them i was already feeling a bunch better.  
im not sure if the sudafed,robitussin dm or halls are ok for all trimesters as i am not a doctor,but you could call them in the a.m and ask or try to get a appt.

[duehring]

Sudafed and Benadryl are safe during pregnancies. I have taken both during every single one of my pregnanies (5)and had no problems at all. I get terrible colds every time during my first trimester. I think my immune system gets down or something. I take benadryl at night cause it also knocks me out and sudafed during the day. They also told me to take robitussin for my cough but I never did take it.
I am a paranoid person about taking drugs during pregnancy too. Take some Benedryl...don't suffer through a cold without it.

[cutiemama]

It depends on which trimester you're in right now. I was told sudafed is only safe after your first trimester. Also, if you haven't gotten your flu shot you definitely should get one.

[dontakedrugs]

Pregnant woman who take antidepressants are in danger of causing birth defects in their babies,according to researchers.They found that a group of medications including such brands as Prozac and Seroxat can increase the risk by more than half..

Women using Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy –when many may be unaware they are expecting-were at 40% greater risk of their baby suffering malformations such as cleft palate.The risk of heart defects was 60% higher.

The study by researchers in the US and Denmark compared 1054 women who took SSRI`s during the first 3 months of pregnancy with 150 000 who were not prescribed them.

A second study of 400 cases of persistent pulmonary hypertension which affects the circulation of newborn babies found a five-fold increased risk linked to use of SSRI`s in late pregnancy”


Just because a prescription drug is listed as safe to take while pregnant that does not mean that it actually is at all.They are best avoided whenever possible.