mc4ever02
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Tylenol 3 While Pregnant?
Posted: 12-20-07 11:53am
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I was wondering if anyone know if it is
safe to take tylenol 3 while pregnant? Or
if anyone has done so themselves?
My neurologist said it would be fine. And
I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant right
now. (I'm 95% sure I'm not) However, I
will be one day. But, I was just curious.
I really can't find much about it online.
Obviously, when I do get pregnant I will
ask my ob, but until then, I was wondering
if anyone here knows.
Thanks!
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-20-07 12:17pm
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i think a lot of pregnant women are given
that.
i will never take it while pregnant again.
i was prescribed that when i was about 7
1/2-8 weeks pregnant with my first and at
13 weeks i found out the baby had died at
8 weeks. maybe it was a coincidence, but
i'll never know.
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Posted: 12-20-07 12:47pm
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As far as i know paracetamal is prettty
much all you can have, i never took it
though because t's so weak it didn't do
anything
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Shanyan
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Posted: 12-20-07 13:11pm
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I too was taking Tylenol #3 when I was
pregnant the last time. I was told it was
safe but then like Bridget found out that
the baby had died at 9 wks. I had had an
ultrasound at 6.5 wks and the baby was
doing great with a nice strong heartbeat.
At first I didn't even relate the too but
now after knowing that the same thing
happened to Bridget I am really starting
to wonder.
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Posted: 12-20-07 14:42pm
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I don't know. I just sucked it up and
didn't take any medication at all until
the third trimester, just to be cautious.
It was brutal because I get chronic
migraines, but I'd rather be in pain and
on the safe side than maybe take something
that would hurt the baby.
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-20-07 14:51pm
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| Katrinadoodle
wrote: | | I'd rather be in pain and on
the safe side than maybe take something
that would hurt the
baby. |
mine was prescribed and i asked like 10
times if it was ok.
now i don't take anything while pregnant,
not even regular tylenol. i don't even
want to take a puff off my inhaler if i'm
having trouble breathing (but i have
twice).
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Posted: 12-20-07 14:56pm
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I hope regular Tylenol is okay, I've only
taken it twice, so I think I'll be fine
and I too waited til I was about 20wks
before I took anything, just to be on the
safe side. Two people saying they had a
miscarriage from Tylenol 3 makes me NEVER
want to take it. I'm sorry to hear about
that 
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ilovemyfishies81
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Posted: 12-20-07 15:06pm
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from what i found out tylenol 3 is too
strong for pregnant women unless given
under supervision
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 12-20-07 15:08pm
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Wow, that's scary!
I don't know what I'll do. Does anyone
know of anything stronger then Tylenol
that is ok? (obviously, it would be
prescribed by my doctor)
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Posted: 12-20-07 15:36pm
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I took it for 2 days for headaches and
everything turned out ok I was 8 wks
along. But I was only allowed it in the
morning 1 pill a day.
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Lilly Ivy
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Posted: 12-20-07 20:36pm
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I don't think anything stronger than
regular Tylenol would be safe, that's why
you are aloud to take it, it's weak.
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Posted: 12-21-07 00:02am
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I had this wicked migraine when i was
pregnant with Jersey. I was probably 12-14
weeks along, and the pain had already
lasted over 24 hours.
I phoned my OB and he ok'd it. He doesn't
recommend it though. But the pain was so
severe, i had to.
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Posted: 12-21-07 11:18am
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no but it is safe to take the tylenol in
moderation of course
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Posted: 12-21-07 15:09pm
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I was just prescribed Tylenol 3 for my
Siatic (however you spell it) nerve.
Seems like my baby boy loves to play with
it...lol but I am taking it and I am 30
weeks almost 31 weeks and I am fine and so
is the baby.
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Posted: 12-22-07 22:23pm
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I was prescribed Tylenol 3's when I was
around 6 months pregnant and after my son
was born the doctors all told me that that
doctor should not have prescribed it
because it is known to cause cleft
palate.Thankfully my son didn't have any
side effects from it and if I had known
about it than I definately wouldn't have
taken it.
My OB prescribed me something called
'emtecs' it is almost the same thing as a
tylenol 3 only without the codeine.And he
said it was perfectly safe for pregnancy.
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 12-28-07 08:44am
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My doctor told me ANYTHING that is made by
Tylenol is fine during pregnancy.
Other than that, he also told me any
children's medication would be fine too
(for that constant cough or sore throat).
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Re: Tylenol 3 While Pregnant?
Posted: 12-28-07 09:42am
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| mc4ever02
wrote: | I was wondering if anyone
know if it is safe to take tylenol 3 while
pregnant? Or if anyone has done so
themselves?
My neurologist said it would be fine. And
I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant right
now. (I'm 95% sure I'm not) However, I
will be one day. But, I was just curious.
I really can't find much about it online.
Obviously, when I do get pregnant I will
ask my ob, but until then, I was wondering
if anyone here knows.
Thanks! |
I'd say no thats what my Dr. told me, she
said its too strong and gave me a list of
what meds were safe for me to take.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 12-28-07 12:48pm
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I took it whenever I was pregnant. The dr
prescribed it so I figured it would be
okay.
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Re: Tylenol 3 While Pregnant?
Posted: 12-29-07 17:03pm
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My doctor precribed me Tylenol 3 while
pregnant. I did not take it because I
decided to stick with taking percocet
instead, which I took during my entire
pregnancy and my babies are perfectly
healthy. There are no proven cases of
Tylenol 3 causing problems for baby or
miscarriage.
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