Is it ok that my Dr prescribed me phenergan and tylenol 3 (w/ codeine) while I was pregnant?

Question

If not, why? And why would he give them to me if it weren't okay?

Answer 1

As you know i gave you that site. It does say not to while pregnant. You have a choice of calling your doctor or showing him the site. I bet he allready knows and feels the risk is low for you while he watches over you. But sometimes doctors do not know and a pharmist catches it. It is best be safe then sorry. Contact him and ask hun.

Your does may be low enough he feels there is no risk.
I was not trying to worry you. Sorry If i did.

Answer 2

The phenergan is safe. Tylenol is safe as well but I don't care if you are a nurse or someone that calls themselves a health provider, you are not well informed, or you are a reckless person for saying that Codeine is safe during pregnancy!!!! No amount of codeine or morphine or any narcotic is safe during pregnancy...if you are trying to get pregnant then you can take it because you are not pregnant yet!! HELLO!!!
There are a bunch of Dingle Berry's on this site...Do me a favor and go to a GYN, preferably a decent one.

Answer 3

DO'S AND DON'TS OF TAKING MEDICINE DURING PREGNANCY
Do take the medicine in the exact dosage and for the length of time your doctor recommends. Taking more is not better, and it is often worse.
Don't take a lower dose than your doctor prescribes without consulting your doctor. The lower dose may do you no good, yet baby may still get the effects of the drug.
Don't read the PDR (Physician's Desk Reference). The information in the PDR about drugs during pregnancy is there to protect the manufacturer rather than to inform the consumer. The warnings are needlessly scary and are often based upon research in which huge doses of a drug are given to experimental animals; the research may have little application to humans.
Don't take medicines, even over-the-counter ones, without consulting with your doctor.
Don't take over-the-counter remedies that contain several drugs unless advised by your doctor (e.g., cold remedies may contain mixtures of antihistamines, decongestants, aspirin, etc.).
Don't panic if you've taken a drug that you later read may be unsafe. Odds are greatly on your baby's side that no harm was done.
Do compromise. While some medications pose some risks to baby, a sick mom is not good for baby either. For example, if your nasal passages are so clogged you can't breathe, a one-time dose of a decongestant spray, such as AfrinR, has been shown not to have any harmful effects on the fetuses that were studied.
Do think about the effect of the drug on your baby. Because your baby's liver and kidneys are immature, he cannot eliminate the drug as you can, so the drug may stay in baby's system longer and at a higher level.
Don't use medicines if you are trying to conceive, especially in the first month. The first month of fetal organ development is a high-risk period for the effects of drugs. The "flu" you're experiencing may turn out to be early-pregnancy nausea.
If you are already taking physician-approved medications while pregnant, check with your doctor before taking an additional drug. Also, when your doctor gives you a prescription for a new medication, be sure to tell him or her about any other medications you are taking. Certain drugs may be safe if taken individually, but not be safe if taken in combination with others.

Answer 4

I am no doctor, however.. When I was pregnant I was given phenegran for nausea. Tylenol is safe during pregnancy. The codeine I don't know. Many drugs ARE safe during pregnancy. Did your doctor know you are pregnant? Maybe call your OB, and ask him/her.

Answer 5

Call your pharmacist and ask. That's what they are there for and that's what they go to school to know.

Actually, when I was pregnant, I was told by my doctor that no drug is technically "safe" for pregnant women because to be deemed "safe" for pregnant women, it would have had to have been tested on pregnant women and where are you going to find pregnant women volunteering to test drugs for the FDA? So when something is said to be "safe" for pregnant women, it actually means no one (or maybe not enough pregnant women) have complained of any ill effects from taking that medication. It's still a roll of the dice and the choice is basically yours to make.

Answer 6

Tylenol 3 is fine and phenergan is for what?? Isnt that for nausea?? If so I took it... My son is fine... I took several things because I had several health problems...

Answer 7

They are both safe during pregnancy. I am prescribed both as well. I don't generally take them, but they are classified as safe during pregnancy.
You can look at the information sheet given to you with the prescription or go to drugs.com and read up on this.

Answer 8

absoulety, I am trying to get pregnant and was in the ER the other day, and the only safe medication ( pain) while trying to get or already pregnant.
Phenergan is for nausea to ease your stomach. I am also a med nurse so I know !!
Hope this eases your worries..

Answer 9

Yes. just as long as you don't abuse it. When I was pregnant with my daughter I was hospitalized and they where giving me morphine, and my daughter is fine. Phenergan is an anti nausea med. and everything will be OK. your doctor would not have gave it to you if it would be harmful.

Answer 10

Shouldn't you have asked him this question? After all he is your doctor and could have answered it for you. When you got your prescriptions filled the pharmacist could also have answered the question for you.