Re: Tylenol Allergy Sinus - Is it safe at 12.5 weeks?

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First, let's go through the ingredients one at a time:

acetaminophen: that is tylenol. Safe for the baby. Pregnancy category B.

Pseudoephedrine HCl: that is Sudafed. Counterindicated during lactation and should not be given to small infants, according to their website. Pregnancy caterory B.

Chlorpheniramine maleate - that's your antihistamine (suppresses immune function in order to diminish your allergies). Pregnancy caterory B.

All of the ingredients are pregnancy category B - that means all 3 are as safe as medications during pregnancy go. So I think your doctor was right. However, I would try to determine the lowest possible dosage experimentally - start off taking 1/2 a pill and see if there is an effect. If not, slowly increase, but DO NOT TAKE MORE THAN THE MAX DOSE INDICATED ON THE BOX!

Best wishes,

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Katya (not a doctor, just a biochemist)

At Tue, 13 May 2003, sandra wrote:
>
>Hi, I'm at 12.5 weeks and I have had very bad allergies for the past two
>days.  I called my doctor and she said that it was safe to take "Any
>Tylenol product".  I have Tylenol Allergy Sinus.  Is this product safe
>at the box recommended dosage?
>
>Active ingredients are acetaminophen, pseudoephedrine HCI,
>Chlorpheniramine,and Maleate.
>
>Thanks!!
>Sandra
>
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>mom2b
>

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