Re: possibly pregnant ... just started paxil
From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:10:12 -0500 (CDT)
Talk to your Dr.
At Tue, 26 Aug 2003, KC wrote:
>
>I've searched the archives and learned that no one really knows how
>paxil effects a fetus - though it appears relatively safe. However, the
>previous posts seem to have been written by women who have been on the
>medication for some time before they became pregnant. I just started
>paxil 3 days ago and there is a slight chance that I may be pregnant. My
>period is not due until next Monday (although I just finished
>breastfeeding and my cycles are still a bit off). I am having symtoms
>similar to when I was pregnant with my son - nausea & dull/burning
>pelvic cramps (BTW - I had these symptoms the week before my period was
>due last time). I know that nausea is a side effect of paxil - but not
>sure about the cramping. If I am pregnant, is there some kind of danger
>to the baby since I just started the medication and I'm not sure how my
>body will react to it? Is it safe to keep taking the medication until I
>can do a pregnancy test? Many thanks.
>
>--
>KC
>
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Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
Private Practice,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
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