Was Sudafed on your OB's safe meds list?

[megs193]

I have an awful cold and I am not sure if I should take Sudafed. My OB told me that it was ok when I was around 26 weeks. I had an appointment with her partner and happened to mention that I had taken sudafed the night before. He freaked out and told me that it could cause hypertension and decreased blood flow to the placenta and that I shouldn't take it. I have never had blood pressure issues but now I am not sure what to do. Did your OB let you take sudafed?

[Brie]

Yes, they said it's fine as long as it's the plain Sudafed. I took it for a few days in first tri when I had a terrible cold.

[statlerwaldorf]

Yes, but I had a negative reaction to it. It did cause my blood pressure to go way up and my heart rate to accelerate.

[cjeanette]

Plain little red pill sudafed was ok with my OB.

[badtzmaru22]

Yes, the plain kind was fine. It did nothing. I also tried Neti-pot for the first time while pregnant, and it might have helped a little, but I also might have just been getting over it.

And I could taste the salt in the back of my throat for weeks. Ugh! I hope you feel better!

[cjeanette]

May 30, 2012 19:36:44 GMT -5 badtzmaru22 said:

Yes, the plain kind was fine. It did nothing. I also tried Neti-pot for the first time while pregnant, and it might have helped a little, but I also might have just been getting over it.

And I could taste the salt in the back of my throat for weeks. Ugh! I hope you feel better!

The pot does nothing for me but the bottle version I use daily. Was recommend by my ENT.

[Willis Jackson]

Yes.

[pamela]

Yes.

[ohgillian]

Sudafed is on my OB's okay list; i just looked.

[kaiene]

I was allowed to take it, but like a pp sid, it has to be plain old sudafed.

[jr009j]

I was allowed to take it, but noticed that if I had taken it in a 24 hour period prior to getting my blood pressure taken, my blood pressure was always higher.

[nonsenseabound]

Yes. But I would try nettipot or bottled saline plus Tylenol first.

[grosnl19]

I asked the pharmacist at Target when I was home and they said it was safe, but I could only take 1 pill every 6 hours. I take it occassionally.

My OB here in Spain didn't give me any literature on anything...I guess people here don't take meds or do anything that could affect the baby . That god for the internet because that is where I get a lot of my information. I have even gone as far as calling my gyno in the States to get advice.

[megs193]

Thanks! I took the sudafed last night and was actually able to sleep since I could breath through my nose.

[Deleted]

Dristan/afrin is better. It works better. It acts more locally, so it's less risky. Just don't use it for more than 3-4 days or you can get rebound congestion.

Pill decongestants never do anything for me. Oh, and the neilmed bottle is >> neti pot.

[lizrd7579]

My ob said it's safe as long as it's just regular Sudafed. Not a Sudafed DM or anything like that.

[laurasean]

It's really only considered safe after 13 weeks and then only the regular 30mg tabs.