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Re: pregnancy and tranxene
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 07:11:57 -0500 (CDT)
Kirsten
It is a valium related drug. I believe there are some sligh increased
risks of cardiac and limb anomalies with these. Stop it now and have
good ultrasound at 20 weeks to look for the associated anomalies.
At Sun, 29 Sep 2002, kirsten wrote:
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>I am under the care of a neurologist: I have been taking verapamil for a
>few years and a year ago added tranxene to control vertigo. Both
>products, in combination, work wonderfully and I haven't had an episode
>of vertigo in over a year. However, both my obgyn and neurologist would
>like to eventually see me come off of tranxene. The obgyn said it was a
>class D risk drug for pregnancy. I've tried to taper off of it but the
>vertigo comes back. I take 3.75mg twice per day. End of August, my
>obgyn advised me to think of children soon if I plan on having kids as I
>am almost 34. However, the tranxene concerned her as far as pregnancy
>goes. While I am truly not sure how it happened, I took a pregnancy
>test (3 tests actually) and it's positive (despite our religious use of
>birthcontrol). What are the risks associated with tranxene? The package
>insert for the bottle suggested a much higher dose than I am on.
>However, it also mentions birth defects.,etc associated with it. Can
>you enlighten me on the risk of this drug at the present dose?
>Thanks.
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.
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