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Posted at 2:33 PM on Nov 29, 2007 by casandra_j, #25328
My mother recently told me that she was put on a Yutopar drip when she was pregnant with me to delay premature labor in 1983. I am now 24 years old and suffering with weight problems. I have been overweight since I was 9 years old and it didn't make any sense. I ate like a normal child and was just as active as a normal child, I was even in dance classes for 3 years and dieted off and on my whole life. My mother later remembered being told that the drug Yutopar could have side effects children (when she was working as a nurse). A doctor told her that one of the possible side effects was obesity in the child. To stray from the subject of weight issues, as a child I had a lot of trouble with understanding things at school and was constantly depressed. At 12 years old I was diagnosed as Bipolar. At age 16 I was diagnosed with Social anxiety disorder and thought a lot about suicide. At 20, I was diagnosed with panic disorder (High anxiety). I have been on various medications since I was 12. And now at 24 years old I have discovered that I may have some liver problems. I have lived my entire life feeling like I was abnormal. I have an older sister and younger brother who were not exposed to Yutopar and are completely healthy mentally and physically. I feel like I was born defective. In 1983 when this drug was used it had not been properly tested nor approved by the FDA before being given to women with signs of premature labor. I have tried doing research on the drug and have read in a few articles that the drug was taken off the market after it was approved in 1989. I'm trying to figure out if this drug might be the cause of so much emotional pain throughout my life. Judging by the side effects on the mothers who were given the drug, I can only assume that the side effects would be passed on to the child. Does anyone have any information that I may not have obtained?
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Reply about 1 year ago on Feb 16, 2008 by hellolovey62, #4873

Hello have just come accross your article by chance and am intrigued as to wether you have found out any more information ? in 1985 i was pregnant with twins and was given this drug every two hours to stop me going into labour, this went on for nearly three months as i had to stay in hopital because of complicatins .i can honestly say i have never been well scince i suffer from a liver complaint panic attacks arrythmias etc etc i often wonder if this drug has caused this as i was perfectly well until given this medication combined with the steroids they gave me i truly think it messed up my system.
kind regards emilyr

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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 30, 2009 by carolann1, #19375

I was on Yutopar in 1984. My 24 year old son was a fussy baby, his gross motor skills were delayed and he was easily frustrated. He now has anxiety issues. He was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He has terrible seasonal allergies and never really feels well. No one in either my or my husbands family have these issues. He isn't very social and prefers being alone. I always wondered if Yutopar caused any of this and after reading these posts I'm guessing yes. A concerned mother.

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