can i take piriton whilst breastfeeding?

Answer 1

http://motherisk.org/index.jsp

This site will tell you all the information you need to know about taking any medication during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Answer 2

Piriton Breastfeeding

Answer 3

I dont think so as i remeber when i was pregnant i wasn't allowed to take ANYTHING for hayfever- even though it got so bad when i was 8mths that mywhole face swelled up like a ballon and i couldn't see... it was horrific. As it gets right into your system which feeds & nurtures the baby and generally they contain some type of steroid or other similar ingredient so i suppose the same rule still applies for breastfeeding. I would imaging that it says on the box to consult a doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Answer 4

Check the spelling on that - could you mean Piridon?

Dr. Hale's book Medications & Mother's Milk calls Piridon a L3 category drug. That means "moderately safe." He says that, although no data are available on secretion into breastmilk, it has not been reported to produce side effects. Sedation is the only likely side effect.

Answer 5

No,same as if Your pregnant.If You really need medication You`ll have to stop breastfeeding

Answer 6

You should definitely consult your doctor for questions like this.

All respect to Yahoo Answers and all the friends on here, but you never know really who's going to answer, or whether they know what they're talking about.

Answer 7

What does it say on the little piece of paper that comes in the box?

It says you should consult your GP.

Answer 8

Phone your GP and get some real advice, do not ask strangers for help with regards to risks to your daughters health!!!!!!

Answer 9

I took something but I don't remember so call your DR and find out not ............ as michelle a..said don't get advice from here about medicine that my harm your baby while breast feeding

Answer 10

Antihistamines
Significant amount of some antihistamines present in milk; although not known to be harmful manufacturers of alimemazine, cetirizine, cyproheptadine, desloratadine, fexofenadine, hydroxyzine, loratadine, and mizolastine advise avoid; manufacturer of ketotifen advises avoid; adverse effects in infant reported with clemastine

All antihistamines are of potential value in the treatment of nasal allergies, particularly seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever), and they may be of some value in vasomotor rhinitis. They reduce rhinorrhoea and sneezing but are usually less effective for nasal congestion. Antihistamines are used topically in the eye, in the nose , and on the skin

Oral antihistamines are also of some value in preventing urticaria and are used to treat urticarial rashes, pruritus, and insect bites and stings; they are also used in drug allergies. Injections of chlorphenamine (chlorpheniramine) or promethazine are used as an adjunct to adrenaline (epinephrine) in the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis and angioedema. For the use of antihistamines (including cinnarizine, cyclizine, and promethazine teoclate) in nausea and vomiting, see section 4.6. Buclizine is included as an anti-emetic in a preparation for migraine .For reference to the use of antihistamines for occasional insomnia, .

Antihistamines differ in their duration of action and incidence of drowsiness and antimuscarinic effects. Many older antihistamines are relatively short acting but some (e.g. promethazine) act for up to 12 hours, while most of the newer non-sedating antihistamines are long acting.

All older antihistamines cause sedation but alimemazine (trimeprazine) and promethazine may be more sedating whereas chlorphenamine and cyclizine may be less so. This sedating activity is sometimes used to manage the pruritus associated with some allergies. There is little evidence that any one of the older, ‘sedating’ antihistamines is superior to another and patients vary widely in their response.

Non-sedating antihistamines such as cetirizine, desloratadine (an active metabolite of loratadine), fexofenadine (an active metabolite of terfenadine), levocetirizine (an isomer of cetirizine), loratadine, and mizolastine cause less sedation and psychomotor impairment than the older antihistamines because they penetrate the blood brain barrier only to a slight extent.

Dental surgery
Antihistamines are used widely as anti-emetics but diazepam is likely to be more effective in patients with an overactive gag reflex. See also Anaphylaxis under Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice.

Cautions and contra-indications
Sedating antihistamines have significant antimuscarinic activity and they should therefore be used with caution in prostatic hypertrophy, urinary retention, susceptibility to angle-closure glaucoma, and pyloroduodenal obstruction. Antihistamines should be used with caution in hepatic disease and dose reduction may be necessary in renal impairment (Appendix 3). Caution may be required in epilepsy. Children and the elderly are more susceptible to side-effects. Many antihistamines should be avoided in porphyria although some (e.g. chlorphenamine and cetirizine) are thought to be safe. Interactions:

Side-effects
Drowsiness is a significant side-effect with most of the older antihistamines although paradoxical stimulation may occur rarely, especially with high doses or in children and the elderly. Drowsiness may diminish after a few days of treatment and is considerably less of a problem with the newer antihistamines. Side-effects that are more common with the older antihistamines include headache, psychomotor impairment, and antimuscarinic effects such as urinary retention, dry mouth, blurred vision, and gastro-intestinal disturbances.

Other rare side-effects of antihistamines include hypotension, extrapyramidal effects, dizziness, confusion, depression, sleep disturbances, tremor, convulsions, palpitation, arrhythmias, hypersensitivity reactions (including bronchospasm, angioedema, and anaphylaxis, rashes, and photosensitivity reactions), blood disorders, liver dysfunction, and angle-closure glaucoma.