I have this cold I had for a few days. Yesterday & today I took sudafed Pe. I was wondering if it was ok to take it & if it will harm the baby?
2006-12-17 04:27:12 · 7 answers · asked by Ashlee 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Plain old sudafed is the medicine that md's ok for pregnancy. Pseudoephedrine is the main ingrediant in that. In the sudafed PE, the main ingrediant is Phenylephrine. They both do the same thing, but during both of my pregnancies, I was told my multiple doctors and midwives to only take the plain old sudafed. Call your md or midwife for further consultation.
2006-12-17 04:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by A.J. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best friends sister is a pharmacy tech and she told me when I was pregnant with a cold to take only plain Sudafed or plain Robitussin. By plain I mean that they don't help with multi symptoms, just with fever and cough per say. Ex. NyQuil is multi symptom, coughing, aching, sneezing, fever, etc. She also told me NOT to take ANYTHING with the PE, such as the Sudafed PE. Ask your doctor what you can take, and do a web search on medications in pregnancy, just to give you an idea until you can talk to your doctor on Monday.
2006-12-17 05:00:54 · answer #2 · answered by Tiffany H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the list my midwife gave me for safe medications you can take for a cold:
Actifed, Afrin, Nasal Spray, Benadryl, chlortrimeton, sudafed, tavist-d, tylenol, robitussin.
2006-12-17 10:20:02 · answer #3 · answered by Just Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your dr. should have a list of medications u can safely take..but i know from my list that: robitussin, throat spray and/or cough drops, nenadryll, benylin are for cough...tylenol for fever & aches & pains..u can sudafed, but i'd prefer to stick w/other brands that i'm familiar with..
2006-12-17 04:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by superkisses86 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you don't know, don't take it! Call your pharmacist, they have the most and best knowledge about what you cna and can't take. I know that there are many restrictions. So please don't take anymore and call your local pharmacy. If you get someone normal on the phone, they will be more than happy to help you.
2006-12-17 04:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by G I R L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need to talk to your doc first but i know that mine told me that i could take the regular sudafed.i dont know your medical history so i dont know if your doc would allow you to have it.but mine said it was safe for me to take.just call your doc and ask if you can take it or not.they can also suggest any other meds that are ok to take.
2006-12-17 04:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by these r my people 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its best to talk to your doctor before you take anything
2006-12-17 04:30:50 · answer #7 · answered by Dolphin 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋