Does anyone here have medications in mothers milk?

[MommytoHHH]

My GP prescribed a migrane medicine for me. He didn't seem concerned about the effects on DD, but everything I've been able to find says it DOES pass into milk. If anyone who has this could PM me I'd be greatly appreciative!

[MonkeysRUs]

What medication were you prescribed?

[mommylovesra]

Don't have the book but here is a government website that has infor on medications and mother's milk that might help. For the record most every thing passes into breastmilk but usually in too small a quanity to hurt.

Here it is!

[MommytoHHH]

I was prescribed Stadol NS. I used to take it for migranes before I was pregnant/nursing. I've had several recently that I've suffered through with nothing. I usually take one dose (1 spray) and then wake up fine the next day. So, it's not something that is used frequently. I usually don't have more than 1-2 migraines/month, but sometimes I will have 2 within a few days of eachother. I should add that my nursling is 22+lbs and 10 months old.
Off to check out that website... thanks for the link!

[MonkeysRUs]

According to "Medications and Mother's Milk", Stadol is L2 (safer) and is classed by the AAP as "maternal medication usually compatible with breastfeeding".
It passes into breastmilk in low to moderate concentrations. Hale states "the amount an infant would receive is probably clinically insignificant"

Pediatric concerns: none reported via milk but sedation is possible in newborns.

Relative infant dose is 0.5% (anything less than 10% is usually considered safe).

[MommytoHHH]

Originally Posted by MonkeysRUs

According to "Medications and Mother's Milk", Stadol is L2 (safer) and is classed by the AAP as "maternal medication usually compatible with breastfeeding".
It passes into breastmilk in low to moderate concentrations. Hale states "the amount an infant would receive is probably clinically insignificant"

Pediatric concerns: none reported via milk but sedation is possible in newborns.

Relative infant dose is 0.5% (anything less than 10% is usually considered safe).

Thank you SO much! I try to be so careful about eating well and not ingesting things that I wouldn't want my DD to be exposed to, so I was feeling guilty about possibly taking this medicine on rare occasion. But I really can't function as a mom when I have a bad migraine. Now I don't feel so bad.

[MonkeysRUs]

You're welcome. I get migraines too (I take Maxalt), so I know how hard it is to function when you have one!

[Da WIC Lady]

Originally Posted by MommytoHHH

I was prescribed Stadol NS. I used to take it for migranes before I was pregnant/nursing. I've had several recently that I've suffered through with nothing. I usually take one dose (1 spray) and then wake up fine the next day. So, it's not something that is used frequently. I usually don't have more than 1-2 migraines/month, but sometimes I will have 2 within a few days of eachother. I should add that my nursling is 22+lbs and 10 months old.
Off to check out that website... thanks for the link!

Just be very careful with that stuff for your own sake. One of my former supervisors was on it 10 years ago for headaches and was sniffing up to 6 bottles a month. She was so hooked she was going to 3 different docs and changing pharmacies to cover her habit. Then one doc dropped her with no notice and it all came out because the pharmacies wouldn't fill scrips for anything from anyone instead of just the meds he had proscribed her. She almost had a heart attack because she couldn't get her bp meds filled and the stadol did something to her heart on top of it all (she always had 3 bottles on hand). She ended up on disability and was part of a class action suit against the makers of stadol. It really freaked her out when she found out others were dying of heart problems related to it's use. It is good stuff when you have a migraine though... One puff and I felt no pain. Couldn't feel much of anything else, but I could see straight again.

Anna

[MommytoHHH]

I've heard about people becoming addicted too. Personally it makes me feel way too gross/sick for that to ever happen to me - but it sure does get rid of a migraine effectively.