DF Logo

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

Advertisement

 Forum Rules DF Info & Disclaimer

 
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
>  Question About Ativan And Pregnancy, What if you take unknowingly take this during early pregnancy? | Add To Bookmarks
Digg this topic · Save to del.icio.us · Slashdot It · Post to Technorati · Post to Furl · Submit to Reddit · Share on Facebook · Fark It · Googlize This Post · Add to ma.gnolia · Tag to Wink · Add to MyWeb · Add to Netscape
Advertisement
Advertisement
jen78fl
post Feb 21 2007, 12:53 PM
Post #1


Newbie
*


Group: Newbie
Posts: 33
Joined: 13-December 06
Member No.: 12,511
Hi all. Well I take Ativan 0.5 mg some nights to help me sleep. I like to try not to take it too much. Anyway, I stopped taking my birth control pills a few weeks ago, and I am worried about unknowingly taking ativan if I get pregnant. I would stop as soon as I found out I was pregnant, but would it be harmful to the baby if I was taking ativan in the first few weeks of pregnancy? Also, I have read that Ambien is a better choice if you really need something to help you sleep during pregnancy, since it is a Class B pregnancy medication. Has anyone here used this during pregnancy? Well any info on these drugs and pregnancy would be appreciated. Thanks everyone!!
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

surgeon2006
post Feb 22 2007, 11:02 PM
Post #2


Platinum Member
********


Group: Platinum Member
Posts: 4,174
Joined: 18-April 06
From: New Zealand
Member No.: 6,878
Hey Jen,

They do not recommend you take this med when your either planning to get pregnant or are pregnant.

I would see your doc about your concerns and see if you can have some tests done etc to insure the babies health is good if you are pregnant.

Take care,
SO6


--------------------
Life is too short to wake up with regrets,
So love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don't.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Nobody said life would be easy....
they just promised itd be worth it.
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

jen78fl
post Feb 23 2007, 11:00 AM
Post #3


Newbie
*


Group: Newbie
Posts: 33
Joined: 13-December 06
Member No.: 12,511
Thanks, this is what I thought. I have talked with my dr, actually nurse practitioner, and she gave me ambien to use instead since it is a class b pregnancy medication, but I am little worried to use it because of all the side effects I have heard of from it like memory loss, amnesia, etc.. Im not sure what other safe alternatives there are for sleep during pregnancy... Well, thanks again..


QUOTE(surgeon2006 @ Feb 22 2007, 11:02 PM) *
Hey Jen,

They do not recommend you take this med when your either planning to get pregnant or are pregnant.

I would see your doc about your concerns and see if you can have some tests done etc to insure the babies health is good if you are pregnant.

Take care,
SO6
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

 

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:


 

RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 21st November 2009 - 11:23 AM
Copyright © 2009 Depression Forums Incorporated - A Depression & Mental Health Community Support Group. All rights reserved.
Information supplied on Depression Forums should not be relied upon and is not a substitute for medical advice from a health professional or doctor.
* DF © is an acronym for DepressionForums.org
DF © does not endorse any product advertised on Depression Forums Incorporated.

| About Us | Terms Of Service | Privacy Policy | Contact Us |