High Blood Presure Meds While Pregnant Posted: 10-29-07 12:02pm
Hi Everyone - I am new to the forum. I
would like to talk to some people who has
experienced high blood pressure while
pregnant/or before becoming pregnant. I
developed chronic hypertension about 2 yrs
ago, it runs in the family. My doctor
changed my medicine to Aldomet and Norvasc
10 mg daily because we weren't using any
form of birth control. My doc says these
meds are safe to use while pregnant. Alot
of people say the have used the Aldomet,
but does anyone know about/or taken the
Norvasc? It's a calcuim channel blocker.
That's my concern, and to make sure that
nothing was wrong with the baby while
taking it. Were you on medicine the whole
9 months? I would love to talk. Please
reply!
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MandMs
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Posted: 10-30-07 04:16am
There is a general rule that taking
medicine should be avoid through
pregnancy, especially in first trimester
when baby organs are forming and are most
vulnerable.
Also, benefits of taking the medicine must
be greater, than the possible potential
risk for the baby.
There are no adequate and well-controlled
studies for Norvasc in pregnant women and
it's recommended to discontinue nursing
while NORVASC is administered.
What are the highest blood pressure rates
you had?
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ew422
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Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 6
Posted: 10-30-07 13:23pm
When I first found out I had chronic
hypertension 2 years ago I was
hospitalized for a few days with a reading
of 200/140.
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MandMs
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Posted: 10-31-07 07:07am
Did you doctor give you an explanation for
your hypertension?
What kind of tests and examination have
been performed for your problem?
Can you ask your doctor to replace Norvasc
with other drug that has been clinically
proven to be safe in pregnant women?
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silvertigerlily
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Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 45 Location: Oregon,
Posted: 01-27-08 21:41pm
Yes, I was prescribed Methyldopa also
knows as Aldomet. I had awful side effects
and quit taking it. My blood pressure was
150 over 100 when I was prescribed it. I
only took it for 3 weeks, my body just
couldn't take it. I am at a loss of what
to do now. I know high blood pressure can
hurt my baby but I don't want to be in
pain all the time.
