WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2001: Re: Prozac/Synthroid and Breastfeeding

Re: Prozac/Synthroid and Breastfeeding

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 21:54:07 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Kristine: "Prozac/Synthroid and Breastfeeding"

At Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Kristine wrote: >
>I am currently 19 weeks and six days pregnant. I have been on Prozac
>for the last eight years due to depression disorder. I initially
>stopped it when I conceived but had to go back on it do to manifestation
>of symptoms relative to depression. I also have been on synthroid for
>about ten years for hypothyroid. Are these medicines safe to take while
>breast feeding?

Certainly the thyroid medicine is okay to take while you're breast-feeding. Unfortunately the data is not there to say whether it is safe to take the Prozac during breast-feeding. Although based on current events, especially here in Houston, it is probably better to take antidepressants, then to have severe postpartum depression.

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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