I am almost eight weeks pregnant. Is it safe to continue on hydrochlorothiazide?

Question

I've been on blood pressure medication for ten months now. My OB said that it was okay to take it. Just want to know if anyone else has been in a similar situation.

Answer 1

Only trust your doctor for this. However, I, too was taking hydrochlorothiazide when I found out I was pregnant. Mine was an unexpected pregnancy and I conceived when I was taking birth control pills (for 11 years!). I had been taking migraine medication along with the blood pressure meds and the Pill. When it was discovered I was pregnant, my doctor chose to take me off all medications until we did some tests. I was already 17 weeks along, 38 years old, and developed Gestational Diabetes so I was closely monitored. My blood pressure remained only slightly elevated throughout my pregnancy. I had to switch doctors and go to the high risk diabetic clinic. That team of health care professionals opted not to put me back on the blood pressure medication. Each patient and each doctor is different so only trust your doctor for sure. Basically, hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic so probably is not generally harmful to the baby while high blood pressure can be dangerous to both mom and baby. I took only a minimal dose of 25 mg.

Answer 2

Please don't listen to anyone on Yahoo for something SO serious. Call your doctor. Don't get me wrong - there are some very knowledgeable people on here -- but they are not your doctor and they do not know anything about your medical history or your pregnancy.

If someone tells you yes its ok and something happens to your baby, what will you say? BUT someone on Yahoo Answers told me it was ok?

Best of luck

Answer 3

There are blood pressure meds approved for use in pregnancy but I am not sure whether thiazide diuretics are among them. Go by whatever your obstetrician tells you.

Answer 4

Call your DR.