Is It Safe
Posted over a year ago
I have had numerous doctors tell me that taking Klonopin and Parnate is fine during pregnancy. Is that true? I had a set of twins 3 yrs ago and the birth mom blames the medications on the slowness of their growth and how they act. They were a month early though.
Rogene - I have had numerous doctors tell me that taking Klonopin and Parnate is fine during pregnancy. Is that true? I had a set of twins 3 yrs ago and the birth mom blames the medications on the slowness of their growth and how they act. They were a month early though.
Propsguy - are you kidding? where do you find these "doctors?" a simple search on the web or reading the warnings that come with the drugs or your own common sense will tell you that these things cannot be safe (they probably aren't safe for adults either- i know someone who just commited suicide shortly after starting klonopin)
doesn't anyone wonder why children these days have so many allergies, asthma, behavior problems? isn't it the terrible food and the alll the medications their parents were on when they were in utero?
i've copied some info for you. if oyu can't survive without these drugs, don't have children
Clonazepam (Klonopin) may cause harm to an unborn baby, and may cause breathing or feeding problems in a newborn. But having a seizure during pregnancy could harm both the mother and the baby. Do not start taking Klonopin during pregnancy without telling your doctor you are pregnant.
If you become pregnant while taking Klonopin for seizures, do not stop taking this medicine without your doctor's advice. Seizure control is very important during pregnancy and the benefits of preventing seizures may outweigh any risks posed by taking Klonopin.
Parnate and Pregnancy Risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses a pregnancy category system to classify the possible risks to a fetus when a specific medicine is taken during pregnancy. However, the FDA has not given Parnate a pregnancy risk classification, as is common with older medications. There is very little information available about the use of Parnate during pregnancy.
There have been a few reports of birth defects and stillbirths in women taking Parnate, but it is not known if these problems were actually caused by the medicine itself. It is not known how Parnate might affect a growing fetus. However, since MAOIs (like Parnate) are usually used as a last resort in people with severe depression, it may not be possible for some pregnant women to stop taking Parnate. In fact, depression in the mother can be damaging to the baby.
Recommendations for Using Parnate During Pregnancy
If you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, let your healthcare provider know.
He or she will consider both the benefits and risks of Parnate during pregnancy before making a recommendation for your particular situation.
Avgconsum - Klonopin is a benzodiazepine--Just some info about benzodiazepines for you---I was continually getting sicker and sicker over the course of years taking a benzodiazepine and doctors could not connect the dots- they did not realize I was in tolerance withdrawal which can happen after you have been taking this drug for more than two weeks consecutively. I now know that this drug supresses the HPA Axis (which inturn affects your hormone levels), affects the following neurotransmitters either directly or indirectly: GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Acetycholine- increases Glutamate levels, blunts CRH in the brain. If you look up 'Benzodiazepine Dependence' in Wikipedia you can read more about it. Another good resource is Pubmed. You may want to go to Benzobuddies.org to find out more information. I was taken off this drug too quickly and was plunged into a physical and mental hell that is litterally indescribable. It has been 19 months since my last dose and I still suffer numerous protracted withdrawal symptoms. Doctors iatrogenically addict patients to this drug then have no idea the withdrawal syndrome even exists past 30 days- and therefore disregard any ongoing complaints from their patients. The United Kingdom is aware of this problem and is the only country actively working on changing the prescribing laws. The Ashton Manual (which you can read on-line if you do a search) is a helpful tool which you can print out and bring to your doctor. It provides clinical informationon the withdrawal and tapering schedules. The Parliament in the UK is using this manual as a guide.
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