Medication While Pregnant

It is normal to get headaches during pregnancy and you might also get stomach acidity. A lot of women are afraid of taking any type of medication because they think they will harm the baby. But almost all over the counter medications, even many of the ones that are given with a prescription, are dangerous during pregnancy. In your first prenatal visit, talk to your doctor about which medications you can take during your pregnancy, both those that are over the counter and those that have been prescribed by another doctor. If another doctor is treating you for another disease, let him or her know that you are pregnant in case it is necessary to make some adjustments in the medication you are taking.

Remember to not make any adjustments or stop taking the medications that have been prescribed to you without first talking to your doctor about it. 

There are a lot of medications that come with a warning on the label to not take them if you are pregnant. This is mainly due to the fact that the adequate studies have not been made in pregnant women or their possible effects. Nevertheless, this warning sign doesn't necessarily mean that there is information on the adverse effects, or that they cannot be used. If you have any sort of doubt about a determined medication, talk about it with your doctor. Don’t be surprised either if the criteria are varied when it comes to medications.

Some types of medical problems, such as elevated arterial pressure are more dangerous for the growing fetus than the medications that are taken to treat the condition. Believe it or not but even an excessively strong headache can even be more dangerous for the baby than a small amount of acetaminophen that is not dangerous if it is taken in therapeutic doses.

If you have taken some teratogenico medication before knowing you were pregnant, and before knowing that this drug can be problematic, don’t panic. In many cases these medications do not cause harm, depending on when they were taken and how much was taken. Some can cause problems during the first three months of pregnancy and be completely safe in the third trimester or the other way around. In fact there are relatively few proven teratogenicas substances in humans, and even those that aren’t don’t always cause defects. Talk with your doctor about the medications you are taking and about the available tests to evaluate the development of your baby.