anti-nausea drug banned in 80's

[marje]

I'm looking for the name of the drug that was prescribed for anti-nausea in pregnancy in the 70's and 80's that was subsequently banned because of problems it would cause female children.  Also any information about the effects to the child (22)attempting pregnancy.

[Amylynn37]

My mother took this drug also when pregnant with me in 1976. I started having what they called seizures at a very early age (6wks). These symptoms I have however do not fall under any seizure category I have looked up. They are usually caused by some sort of nerve pain, like for example I have bumped my elbow and had a "seizure". During these "seizures" I will always get this weird smell before I pass out and stop breathing completely. With every seizure as a child my dad had to give me cpr to get me breathing again. As an adult I do not have them as much and this might be in part that I don't hurt myself nearly as much, but I do still have them. I also as a child had a very weak immune system and was hospitalized several times for pneumonia. I ended up going to the doctors once a month for a year to receive a gamma globulin shot to help with my immune system. I have never had problems with getting pregnant. I have 4 healthy children, but was told recently by my doctor that I now have a tilted uterus. I will have headaches everyday for weeks at a time sometimes,

[BarbieLou]

I took Bendectin during my second pregnancy, because my doctor said I had to keep food down for the baby's sake. My son was born in 1975 with multiple  birth defects. The left side of his body was smaller than the right side,he was blind and had glaucoma. When he was 10 months old, we found out he had hydrocephalus , and they put a shunt in to drain the fluid from his head. He died at 18 months of pneumonia, because he was too weak to fight it. I am convinced that Bendectin caused his problems. Of course, the doctor later said it wasn't the cause. I'm sure his defects were never reported to anyone. I wonder how many  other thousands of babies were born with similar problems, and never included in any study about this drug.  I am a heartbroken mother who didn't have to have this happen.

[ElleCee78]

I'm in disbelief. My mother took bendectin in 1981 as I was born in 1982. I have a deformed ear, severe back pain, arched roof of my mouth, joint pain, migraines, hypothyroidism, and PCOS.

My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for 2 years with no success. I finally went to a Reproductive Specialist and was asked on a form about medications my mother took while pregnant. I couldn't believe it since I remembered my mom telling me something about a medication took for morning sickness. Needless to say it's bendectin. I am so heartbroken reading these posts but also feel like I'm not alone. My sisters are perfectly normal and have conceived twice without issue. My mom only took the medication with me. I appreciate the stories and the people who share them.

[betzlou]

I too took Bendectin in 1980 with my first pregnancy and again in 1982 with the second. I didn't take it with my third daughter, born in 1987 because it was no longer available. My two daughters born after I took Bendectin had no birth defects, all their teeth, no emotional problems. My oldest daughter got pregnant right after getting married and delivered a healthy baby boy. In the 3 years since then, she has had 4 miscarriages; not being able to carry the baby past 6 weeks. My second daughter has had two healthy children with one miscarriage between them. My third daughter is not married. I took a lot of Bendectin with the first pregnancy because I was sick 24/7. I took it into the second trimester. I didn't need as much the second time and stopped taking it sooner.

[Teachforall]

I took Bendectin in 1982 my first born was born with a severe to profound deafness, and asthma! She has had three miscarriages and  finally had our grandaughter! I widh I would never have taken this drug.

[hazenqueen]

I have not seen anyone write about it, but my son is 31, and  I took bendectin the entire pregnancy, and he has been trying for 9 years to have a baby with no luck. his wife has three boys, he would do anything for a baby, does anyone else have a son with this problem?