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08BabySurprise
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Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
Woke up with an awful sore throat, cough, stuffy nose, you get the awful picture. I called my doctor to find out of there is anything that I can take and the nurse told me Tylenol (which I knew) and Benadryl or Sudafed. I thought all medicines where a no-no? I know I should believe her and drive myself over to CVS asap but I am hesitating... Have any of you taken cold medicine while pregnant?
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DmarieK
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
I haven't had to...knock on wood. But I did hear those that you mentioned are fine to take.
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| Posted 10/31/07 3:58 PM |
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08BabySurprise
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
Thank you so much! I need to get outta work and go right to the pharmacy. I feel awful. I tried to be a martyr - but failed. LOL.
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| Posted 10/31/07 4:01 PM |
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DmarieK
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
Feel better!!!
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| Posted 10/31/07 4:15 PM |
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julybaby1
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
I went to the doctor on Monday because i had a bad cough and major congestion. I am very early (5 weeks) so she said only robitussin with no letters. She said penicillin was ok to take but didn't give it to me because I had a bad allergic reaction to amoxycililin 2 years ago.
Feel better! 
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KellyDance
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
I took sudafed...all doctors said it was okay!
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| Posted 10/31/07 4:59 PM |
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nicrae
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
You are going to hear a million different things. My dr told me it was ok to take sudafed. When I went to CVS the pharmasist told me pregnant women should NOT take it and scared me to death.  I looked it up on-line and didn't like what I read so I used a saline spray and tylenol.
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BRod-Cheng
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
I looked up over the counter medications in Your Pregnancy Week by Week. Here are the ones that were listed as safe.
For Pain Relief: Acetaminophen(Tylenol)
For Decongestion: Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton)
Nasal Spray Decongestants: (Afrin, Dristan Long-Lasting)
For Cough: Dextromethorphan Medicine (Robitussin, Vicks Formula 44)
For Stomach Relief: Antacids (Amphojel, Gelusil, Maalox, Milk of Magnesia)
Throat Relief: Lozenges (Sucrets)
Laxatives: buld fiber laxatives (Metamucil, Fiberall)
If you have the book, the list starts at the bottom of page 91
HTH
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| Posted 10/31/07 5:55 PM |
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LJSMommy
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Re: Nurse gave me info about cold medicine...
Posted by BRod-Cheng
I looked up over the counter medications in Your Pregnancy Week by Week. Here are the ones that were listed as safe.
For Pain Relief: Acetaminophen(Tylenol)
For Decongestion: Chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton)
Nasal Spray Decongestants: (Afrin, Dristan Long-Lasting)
For Cough: Dextromethorphan Medicine (Robitussin, Vicks Formula 44)
For Stomach Relief: Antacids (Amphojel, Gelusil, Maalox, Milk of Magnesia)
Throat Relief: Lozenges (Sucrets)
Laxatives: buld fiber laxatives (Metamucil, Fiberall)
If you have the book, the list starts at the bottom of page 91
HTH
Thanks for that!! I just started reading that book and did not get that far yet!!
I have had an awful sinus infection ever since I got my BFP almost 2 weeks ago and I am SPARINGLY taking the tylenol sinus only when I really feel crappy because the Dr. said it was OK!
Feel better!
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