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Re: NARCOLEPSY AND PREGNANCY

Posted by Jen on August 16, 2001 at 18:26:21:

In Reply to: NARCOLEPSY AND PREGNANCY posted by Sleepy in Ohio on August 13, 2001 at 21:20:42:

I'm considering getting pregnant and my doctor told me that with Ritalin, there hadn't been any babies born with three arms or anything- no documented cases of birth defects over the drug's history. He said that with Provigil, which is what I'm on, that he didn't believe that there would be issues, but that there wasn't much time since the drug has come out to prove anything, and human studies involving such things aren't done for obvious reasons. He also said that the most important developmental stage for the baby is during the first trimester, so many women chose to forgo meds for the first part, then use a decreased dosage for the rest of the pregnancy.

I spoke with my husband about it and we feel (I feel) that nine-ten months is a small price to pay for another human being's lifetime without unnecessary complications. Can anyone say that things will be better/worse on the meds for sure? No. But, if you can reduce the risk to your baby by 1%, isn't it worth the inconvenience for 6 months?

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