Re: Getting pregnant and taking pain pills
From: Candace (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Dec 27 00:17:15 2004
Actually... Category X is the complete NO NO!... C means there hasn't
been enough research done.. A doctor will however perscribe Category C
if the risks outweigh the benifits :)
At Tue, 21 Dec 2004, anonymous wrote:
>
>I urge you to very carefully read all the information available on the
>medications you take (including all herbal and vitamin preparations).
>For presecription meds you only get the patient information part of the
>drug's entire monograph - to get the whole story you can go to
>http://www.rxlist.com and get all the scientific information. They even
>have listings and information for most of the commonly used herbs and
>vitamins. Just because it's 'natural' doesn't mean it is safe.
>
>Generally anything rated a Category A is safe to take throughout
>pregnancy, Category B may have some restriction about how and when to
>take it during pregnancy and Category C is a NO-NO.
>
>NSAIDS and aspirin related products will probably have to be
>discontinued during the last few weeks as it can cause some bleeding
>problems. You'll want to carefully monitor anything that contains
>Iodine (a toxic build-up is possible and will affect the baby's thyroid
>which could result in dwarfism or stunted growth). Of course you will
>also want to monitor anything containing Sodium but Sea Salt gives you
>the double whammy of sodium and iodine. If you have fish allergies this
>is of particular interest to you.
>
>For ordinary colds, you can often find enough symptom relief from the
>children's medications to remain functional through your day without
>posing any harm to the baby. The biggest difference between child and
>adult cold medicines is #1 alcohol content and #2 increased dosage. You
>may find that the children's dosage or formula is quite adequate.
>
>Before conceiving, make a list of all the medicines, prescription and
>over-the-counter, herbs and vitamins you and your husband take, read the
>labels to see what ALL of the ingredients are, even the filler
>ingredients, and then carefully research all the information about them,
>how they work, why they work and what the Category rating is. If there
>is no category rating, do not assume it is safe to use during pregnancy,
>it simply means it does not fall under FDA regulations which also means
>it is probably not classified as having PROVEN medical benefits.
>
>Good luck!
>
>At Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Kim wrote:
>>
>>I have had endo for 3 years now and my doctor suggested my husband and I
>>try to get pregnant. I have started eating a healthy diet and taking
>>prenatal vitamins, but my question is will taking pain pills hurt my
>>chances to get pregnant? Has anyone gotten pregnant while taking pain
>>pills? Any ideas will help. Thank you.
>>
>>--
>>Kim Irvin
>>
--
Candace
Wishing for pain free days for all!
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