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Originally Posted by Cannablissfully
You're welcome Newtus  I have a question for anyone who can answer, Me and my Fiancé really would like to have a child with each other after we get married...But now that I am taking Risperdal on a regular basis I really worry about what I will do? Is it dangerous to take that when pregnant and are there any alternatives that I can do that are baby safe? Or should I just avoid mediation until the baby is born? I really need to know this stuff so that I can be prepared for our future together. Thanks We were discussing this earlier with each other. |
So there are docs that specialize in this kind of thing...best thing is to find one because they will be super-knowledgable. The basics for risperidone...class C is that it's a risk benefit analysis. If mom is likely to do something stupid like hurt herself or use drugs/alcohol excessively or whatever when off the drug then that actually poses a greater known risk to the baby than risperidone. Generally for an antipsychotic I would say unless you are stable without it then taking the med is still a good idea becuase there aren't known risks...however they have not been ruled out...
Make sure to be up on your vitamins early on ie at conception to prevent neural tube defects and that kind of stuff...