Medications During Pregnancy- Safe??? Posted: 11-28-03 15:59pm
I am about 4 1/2 months pregnant and I
recently had my wisdom teeth removed. I
was given hydocodon for pain but got
extremely sick from it. I was throwing up
a lot and I had bad stomach pains. I have
since discontinued the use of that
medication- I took a total of 4 1/2 of
them before getting sick three days after
surgery. I was wondering if these are
safe to take and also I consumed more
ibuprophen due to the fact that I couldn't
take my pain medication. Is ibuprophen
safe to take during pregnancy??? Please
help!
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Suzy
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Sep 2003 Posts: 530
Posted: 11-28-03 18:12pm
Hi amelia,
no ibrufen is definately not safe to take
during pregnancy, probably more so toward
the last half of the pregnancy as it
effects the blood flow of the baby.
Hydocodone is addictive after 10 days of
use as it is a narcotic. Although studies
have not been done using hydocodone in
pregnant women, being a narcotic I would
imagine it could possibly be harmful to an
unborn baby. As long as you are under
supervision of your doctor, then
everything should be fine as he/she will
know what dosage of these medications to
give you during your 4th month of
pregnancy. Different dosages would be
given at different stages of the
pregnancy. Although it is always much
better if possible not to take any drugs
during pregnancy, sometimes it can't be
helped.
