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Thursday, May 22, 2003 ( 5:07 PM ) Lostcheerio As it turns out, Zofran is actually safer than Compazine in terms of tests on pregnant women - it's in category B which means it's not perfectly absolutely totally safe but it's not known to have any harmful effects -- it's not likely to harm the fetus. Honestly, if it were my first baby, I wouldn't take it. But if it were my first baby I could lie down and die on the floor and not be hurting anyone but myself. However, now that I have Benny, I have to keep my chin up and be at least somewhat functional and I just CANNOT do that feeling like I have been. The other thing, and what my doctor said last time around, is that you have to weigh the risk of the drug against the risk of dehydration and malnutrition -- which were major problems with my first pregnancy -- I couldn't keep down ANYTHING for like weeks including my vitamins -- so that isn't too good for the baby either. I hope I'm doing the right thing -- if it weren't such a severe, hideous, unworkable problem, I wouldn't take the drugs. However, I feel like it's my only choice. The other way lies complete disability, accompanied by hospital visits. I am hoping it will be better for the baby to keep myself hydrated and healthy and vitamin-ed. # |
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