I have GAD and I am on Clonazepam. Has any other woman out there been on it during pregnancy and had a healthy baby?
2006-10-17 17:32:59 · 3 answers · asked by Pug Lover 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Clonazepam is definately a mutagenic and my doctor took me off it the moment I found out I was pregnant. It didn't matter - my baby still had a birth defect and died, and my doctor said it had happened so early that I probably hadn't even realied I was pregnant yet (like in the first week or two).
There is no proof that the drug did it, but the baby I am carrying now is fine, and I stopped taking it a month before I got pregnant this time.
I'm not telling you this to scare you, but just to encourage you to get every possible prenantal testing as early as you possibly can so if there's a problem it can be detected asap.
I never even took high doses - 1 mg as needed for a panic attack, usually meaning one or two pills a week.
2006-10-18 03:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by Emily O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not good to take during first trimester, you need to talk to your OB doctor right away.
PREGNANCY: Clonazepam and other benzodiazepines have been associated with fetal damage, including congenital malformations, when taken by pregnant women in their first trimester. Clonazepam is best avoided in the first trimester, and probably throughout pregnancy.
http://www.medicinenet.com/clonazepam/article.htm
2006-10-17 17:37:26 · answer #2 · answered by katesfive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please tell me your Gyno knows about this!! Is it absolutely necessary to take this for anxiety right now?
2006-10-17 17:34:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋