Yutopar side effects

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?

I'm a 40 year old mother of three children, my first child was a full term delivery, my second I was losing weight and went into premature labor at roughly 24 weeks, I started using Yutopar to put the labor on hold, I've never experienced anything like Yutopar, the side effects were awful, I was nausea's, very weak, unable to really even move, could not talk, did not want to be touched, headaches, made me think what it was doing to my unborn child, I did deliver a premiate baby girl at 29 weeks 5 pounds 2 oz 18 inches long, was born with jaundice other then that we didn't notice anything odd or not right with our baby until we got her home from the hospital, she cried for hours never seemed content, she had a few issues with ear infections so we were in and out of the Dr. office, as my child became older she was very withdrawn and would rather be alone, she was placed in a learning disability class due to learning difficulties, she is very high strung emotionally, and was diagnostic bipolar at the age of 14, she is now 18, my third birth was preterm born at 32 week, but didn't use Yutopar for this pregnancy, the side effects that I experienced were overwhelming to me and I choose to go it alone and she was healthy baby girl at 5'14 19 inches long

I was on Yutopar in my 27th week of pregnancy. Had seriopus problems - racing heartbeat, shaky hands. Needed 1 - 2 hours to overcome these. Stopped taking at 34 weeks. Baby born pre-term at 35 1/2 weeks. She is extremely underweight - 16 years old, 5 ft 5 inches, only 36 kg. As a child, she was temperemental, still is. Eyesight was affected slightly at birth. Very quiet, cannot open up to people easily. Wonder whether it is because of yutopar. Otherwise, above average student.

I am looking for side effects from yutopar on the children. I had a set of twin premature. Both have had an issue with social dysfunction bordering bipolar. I have 2 other children and the are just fine. Has anyone noticed or does anybody know of any studies that show this as a side effect?

My child has had so many problems throughout his life, they are too many to mention. But rages and not being able to control them, his lack of pain receptors, tremendous strength, years of sleep and no sleep, medication to help him sleep at 6 months, no naps when he was a newborn, lack of fear of anything, including extremely dangerous things. He still tells me his mind races and he is in a fog. He knows every conversation going on in a room that is full of people and does blow up for no reason. He has been in and out of mental institutions from when he was 15 on. Now after 3 yrs in prison because he hit someone bad, he thinks he can get out and control this somehow. I am afraid for him that he will be back in prison in no time. this needs to be brought out in the open, I wonder if this is being covered up on purpose.

I took Yutopar from week 32 to week 36 when pregnant with Daughter #1, who was born at 37 1/2 weeks. Effects on me: heart pounding, couldn't sleep.
She is now 18
She has suffered from: never consolidating a nights sleep, then daily night terrors from age 5 until medicated at age 8, sleep screaming, sleep walking, rages, ODD. Refusal to go to camp. late to walk, ride bike, fear of stairs. also is very bright (verbal and math theory); teen years-- depressed, conduct disorder, but also can perform in plays and musicals. Treated with various ssris and norephenphrin and dopamine managers, with some effect, but not success. other symptoms are appearing--pathological lying. fails in school due to inability to function. Has ceased having fun.
Daughter #2: preterm labor (due to fibroids) treated with ehelated Magnesium supplements. Baby was a calm sleeper and an easily habituated baby, also very bright and sensate, but no problematic, out-of-range-behaviors.
Where are studies of evey child treated in utero with this drug???

Hi. I'm not a mother worrying about the side effects on my child.
I'm a male, born in 1979.
My mother showed the first risks of premature birth after 15 weeks. Her doctors must have been unaware of the dangers, because she spent her whole pregnancy under yutopar. I show no physical or mental abnormality, although the tests were thorough...
Yet, many strange things kept happening. I used to cry for hours without any obvious medical reason during my first year. As a child, I was normal... but vaguely distant. As if there was a layer between the world and me. Some incidents also happened. When I was very angry, I developped an abnormal strength and strarted devastating my surroundings, as if in a trance.
These symptoms (Then still unexplained by psychologists and doctors) lessened at 15. I graduated at 17, first of my school. I had friends, a girlfriend, and everything seemed normal, I was just considered an "original".
But at 18, my mind collapsed. I had always experienced some difficulties to focus, but there, all my thoughts seemed to run madly, forming unlikely associations, and leading to severe delirium. and yet again, no diagnosis matched my crisis (and believe me, I begged them to find one !). My parents kepts putting it all on behave of my occasional drug consumptions (a little canabis and alcohol), and ended it all by throwing me out. I tried to end my days nine times, and spent 1 year and five months in psychiatric hospitals since my first crisis.
I am now a full-engineer from one of the most notorious colleges of Belgium, but I never felt I was fit for this world, and have to keep a very tight grip on myself to prevent the crises. The best explanation I got from the psychiatrists is that I am "mentally unstable".
Only a few months ago did I relate it all to the problems my mothers had encountered during her pregnancy.
Honnestly, I do not know if my problems are due to yutopar overuse, or if the early pregnancy interruption was meant to prevent my birth because of some inherent abnormality.
I wish I knew, but not for me... It seems to be a bit late to change anything. But if that drug is the source, I would urge the doctors to investigate further on, because my life on the whole was a very unpleasant experience.
I would add that, in the last few weeks, the only side effects of yutopar I found were about the mother. I don't even know if these mental symptoms were ever studied, or recorded.

F.
Ing Inf
R&D Scientist

My mother took Yutopar when she was 5 months pregnant with me and continued to take it until she delivered. At first I appeared to be a healthy baby but within hours of my birth I became increasingly sick. Now at 19 years old I have an unknown condition that causes my muscles to be very weak and force me to rely on my wheelchair for ALL mobility needs. I have used my wheelchair all my life and have had numerous tests, including 3 muscle biopsies, to try to find a diagnosis but the doctors do not know what it is. My parents both think it is Yutopar, but the doctors say no however they are unable to say what caused this.

I was given Yutopar when I went into premature labor with my first son in 1992. When I went into premature labor with my secon son 2 years later, I was given brethine. My doctor said that Yutopar was taken off of the shelves because it had caused heart defects in the babies.
My first son has been diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome and has been placed on beta blocker medication. My other 2 children, my husband, and myself have not been diagnosed with genetic LQTS.
Is there any correlation between Long QT Syndrome and Yutopar? Please let me know...

Hi,i've used for a period of 8 weeks a very high dosis of Yutopar and when I delivered ours on on time he was the first weeks very alert with wide open eyes...his development was ver y different from his sister but we just thought:girls and boys are different but now he is 7 years old and we expect i the next couple of weeks the final results of his testing and the conclusions allready are:pdd _nos or anothre PDD...
and a voice is still saying to me:there must be al link to the Yutopar because it is so unhealthy....When there are more people with autistic children after using Yutopar please send me a mail...

Hi,
I was on intravenus yutopa to stop labour at 31/32 weeks, in 1995. I had severe adverse reactions at the time my heart beat was racing,I began to have what appeared to be a fit, my eyes rolled to the back of my head and my whole body shook. The midwife immediately took yhe drip from my arm and told my husband that I could have had a cardiac arrest. I recovered and labour was posponed.

My daughter however was born blind with retardation of the milination of the nerves between eye and brain. At 11/12 weeks she started to see. We were told that it was unlikly to be the Yutopa.
Now 10 my daughter is dyslexic, has some social difficalties and we have been advised to have her refered for other problems of an autistic nature.

In 1997 I had another daughter. During labour I was given Salbutamol (apparently same as Yutopa) at 30/31 weeks to delay labour. Again I had same reaction. This daughter was also born blind. Is also dyslexic but as yet appears to have no further problems.
Any thoughts?

I've had 3 births. All premature births. My first I didn't take Yotopar, but he was born 6 wks early, 3lb 13 oz. No defects. My next 2 I took Yotopar and both have shown signs of learning disabilities (my youngest is in special education). My youngest is the one I took the most and longest amount of Yutopar. They were both still premature and underweight. I've suspected the Yotopar caused these negative side effects for a long time, but after reading these testomonials, I am positive.

In 1986 I was in premature labor with my son for 2 1/2 months I was in and out of the hospital on Yutopar either intraveneously or orally. My doctors kept increasing the dosage until I was taking 7 times the recommended dosage, 7 40 mg tablets every two hours. When I was taken off the drugs they discovered even though I had been in premature labor, my cervix would not dilate.They did a C section. When the cord was cut, my son's heart stopped beating, he was revived, he had severe hypoglycemia. He had no sugar in his system. My pediatrician told me it was the most traumatic birth he'd ever seen. Apparently the drug matured my placenta and it had died causing my son to loose weight. He went from an estimated 10 pounds while I was carrying him to a 6 lb birth weight.

In 1994 I had to have a hysterectomy. The doctors found out that one of my ovaries had been surgically removed and the tissue and uterus was necrotic. Since then my teeth had to be extracted because they became so brittle they started to break off. No decay, just kind of disintegrated.

My son has a high IQ, is very intelligent but does not apply himself, suffers from ADHD, hypoglycemia and some social skills.

I had three pregnancies-gainesd same weight, carried them all the same-all uncomplicated births. Only difference is with my second-I was on Yutopar from 20 weeks to 35 weeks. This child is battling with ADD/depression, personality disorders/ addictions. Any link between these problems and Yutopar?

I have ovarian problems with cysts etc. My mother used Yutopar prior to my birth in 1986. I would be interested in knowing if there is a connection.

I went into premature labor at 26 weeks .The doctor gave me 6 times the recomended dose to try and stop labor my child as gets older is having more learning problems .I was wondering what the long term side affects are in the child.

I took yutopar for 5 weeks during my last pregnancy in 1984--it was effective in preventing the premature birth of my daughter who is now a healthy 20-year old college student. However, I remember that it would make my heart pound so hard that you could actually see it. Recently, I have begun having chest pains, and have noticed that it feels just like it did 20 years ago. (I am 53, exercise, do not smoke, am not overweight, do not have diabetes--otherwise healthy). Just wondering...
Linda

researching the possibility of yutopar causing my child's severe hearing disability. i was on this medication in 1983. also interested in behavioral issues as a result. i can find no studies on the long term effects on the fetus.

Looking for info on if Yutopar can cause long term damage to the digestive system. Yutopar is basically a muscle block & while I was taking it 1981 I experienced inability to digest my food in a timly fashion. I still have that problem & am wondering if Yutopar may have had something to do with this.
Thanks, Anita

My aunt is on Utopar, prescribed it for two weeks by a doctor. I read that it is not for long term use and I am concerned about side effects.

i am researching my whole birth and my deafness nad i know the yutopar was used as a drip as an experimental drug to reduce labor in 1982. i was just wondering if my deafness or what exactly yutopar does

I am interested in how Yutopar may have affected the baby in the womb. I am interested in knowing if Yutopar had noticeable affects on the baby's neurological development.