Re: Planning pregnancy while on meds
From: art fougner, md (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 15:57:25 -0500 (CDT)
before discontinuing meds, clear this with your doc.
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art fougner, md
At Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Maryann wrote:
>
>Hello to everyone,
>
>Thank you to the ones who responded to my previous question about slight
>periods on the pill. I did a home pregnancy test and it came out negative.
>
>Pregnancy is still on our minds, and I wonder if one of the doctors could
>give me answers regarding medications that I'm taking. I'm taking Prozac,
>and Lozide. I made some researchs on the net about Prozac, which seems to
>be pretty safe in pregnancy, but I'm still worried. Is dosage have
>something to do with the risks? Like, is the risks lower when you're on a
>lower dose? I'm on 60mg right now. And I take Lozide 2.5mg for water
>retention and to lower a bp of about 145/90. Right now I'm about 125/80
>most of the time. If I have to quit taking one or both of those meds, how
>long should i wait to try to get pregnant?
>
>Thank you.
>
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>MA
>
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art fougner, md
SonoScan/Genetic Sciences
forest hills, ny
evsono@pipeline.com
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