What medicines can you take while you are
preggie if you have a cold or sinus ive
heard sudafed any others?
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diamondsz
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Posted: 11-21-05 06:31am
Just ask a pharmacist before you buy a
medication, alot of medications havent
been tested on pregnant ppl and that why
they tell us not to take them but
sometimes you have no choice just make
sure to get dr ok
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Jackie27
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Posted: 11-21-05 08:43am
I take tylenol allergy and sinus. My
doc. Told tylenol is ok, it's for the
head and aspirin and ibprofen is for the
body so don't take that
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 11-21-05 08:49am
See up here I was told regular tylenol was
fine but the other kinds of tylenol were a
no-no. I was allowed to take benedryl
dm for cough. That's it. We got a
list of don'ts at my first pre-natal
visit. For food, meds, activities,
etc...
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Tamadrummer
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Posted: 11-21-05 09:06am
According to the list that my wife's ob
doc puts out of approved medicines for
pregnant women:
1st trimester safe:
1.) tylenol, xtra strength tylenol (
head-ache pain, fever reducer)
2.) robitussin, robitussin dm, benedryl
(cough medicine)
3.) ocean spray and afrin nasal spray
(sinus congestion)
a.) benedryl (sinus congestion/allergy
relief)
b.) sudafed (after the first tri-mester
only)
4.) tums, rolaids, mylanta, maalox,
pepcid, and zantac. (heartburn)
these meds are safe for use along with
many others for nausea, constipation,
diarreah and sore thoat. Please let me
know if you want the other pars of this
list. I would be happy to post the rest
of it.
There are also several narcotic pain meds
tat are generally safe for use durring
pregnancy. Tylenol #3 or #4,
vicodan/lortab, and percocet/tylox.
Those meds should only be used when
prescribed by your ob doctor.
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 11-21-05 09:11am
It's funny how in the states, they ok
things that were on my no-no list.
Weird, I wonder if the medicinal
ingredients are diff in the cdn version of
the meds.
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Tamadrummer
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Posted: 11-21-05 09:25am
lil_blaze2004
wrote:
it's funny how in the
states, they ok things that were on my
no-no list. Weird, I wonder if the
medicinal ingredients are diff in the cdn
version of the
meds.
no the fillers are not different in canada
or in europe. Medicne is medicine when it
comes to lortab or percocet or tylenol.
Many times the standard school of thought
is to avoid all medicine for fear that
"something" might happen to the baby.
In todays medical world, there are
thousands of studies done as to how the
use of certian medicines affect the health
of the baby as well as the health of the
mother. Most of the studies indicate that
in moderation, under the supervision of
your ob/gyn, you can take prescription
medicine and everything will be fine and
mom doesnt have to suffer for no
justifiable cause.
It is no different (in my opinion) when
certian ranks of birthing mid-wives or
other groups like that, that make mothers
feel like criminals for having an epidural
or asking for other pain meds suddding
labor and delivery. It is horrible to
make someone feel bad for taking full
advantage of todays modern medicine. It
is much more healthy for mom and baby to
be pain free and clear headed when baby is
born so that mom can concentrate on
feeding the little guy/gal and also
concentrate on caring for herself instead
of writhing in pain and beingg miserable.
I was in the delivery room for all 12
hours with my wife and I could not image
her being forced to be in awful pain on
top of the natural pain from pushing and
tearing of the birth canal.
Again, imo if your doctor refuses to treat
your pain, find a new doc. Compassion is
the nake of the game and leaving someone
in pain for no reason is not compassion,
it is ignorance to well accepted practices
of modern ob/gyn clinics.
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Whitney4768
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Other Medicines Posted: 11-21-05 14:33pm
Yes please post the other list of
medicines thanks
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kksmith603
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Posted: 11-22-05 20:02pm
Well put, temadrummer.
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Tamadrummer
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Posted: 11-22-05 20:57pm
The other medicines on the list from our
ob is as follows:
sore throat: chloraseptic spray or
lozenges
constipation: colace, surfak, milk of
magnesia, senakot, metamucil, citracel,
and fibercon
nausea: emetrol, fenergan (supositories)
the doc recommended supositories because
my wife was throwing up everything she ate
so he was worried that the medicine would
just be thrown up after she took it.
There are also some dental procedures
included on the sheet from the doc:
approved dental work: xrays: use shielding
and delay until after 13 weeks of
pregnancy.
Anesthetic: lidocaine, xylocaine (without
epinephrine)
pain relief: tylenol 3 or 4,
vicodan/lortab, percocet/tylox
antibiotics: penacillin, ampicillin,
keflex, and erythromycin
i hope this helps with any concerns. Mom
doesnt have to suffer any more. :)
