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Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
for ladies with high blood pressure before getting pregnant, what BP medication(s) do you take?
Thanks!
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Posted 5/28/13 8:18 PM  |
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MandJZ
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Re: Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
They switched me to labetalol when I started TTC (so, November-December I think). I'm on it now. No side effects really but it also isn't controlling my bp as well as the hydraclorithiazide I was on beforehand did.
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| Posted 5/28/13 8:25 PM |
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asecretmommytobe09
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Re: Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
I've been on labatolol. I was on it with my son. Then after I had him I switcheded to something else and 6 months before TTC I switched back to labatolol and have been taking it. I haven't experienced any side effects.
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| Posted 5/29/13 6:37 AM |
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Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
Thanks ladies. my cardiologist just put me on labetalol. im not pregnant yet, but he said its safe for pregnancy. its class c so it makes me a little concerned.
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| Posted 5/29/13 12:55 PM |
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MandJZ
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Re: Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
Posted by WantBabyNoTwo
Thanks ladies. my cardiologist just put me on labetalol. im not pregnant yet, but he said its safe for pregnancy. its class c so it makes me a little concerned.
Labetalol is THE drug for pre-eclampsia and high bp during pregnancy. The drug classes can be a BIT misleading. You should be fine!
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| Posted 5/29/13 1:21 PM |
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Re: Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
I didn't have pre-existing HBP, but I did develop it very early with pregnancy #3 and was on Labetalol the entire pregnancy! By the time I delivered at 37 weeks becuase of pre-e, I was taking 400 mg 3x a day!! (1200 mg). Its definitely safe for breastfeeding too, as I continued to take it for the year I BF as well.
15 months after delivering, I still have high blood pressure, but since I am not having any more kids and I am done breast feeding, I was recently switched to Altace (ramipril).
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| Posted 5/29/13 1:30 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
I was on Aldomet (generic name Methyldopa) when I developed high BP in my second tri.
My BP was just borderline high though- like 140 ish over 80
So I was on a low dose the entire rest of the pregnancy and I delivered with no complications and as soon as I delivered my BP went right back to normal.
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| Posted 5/29/13 4:10 PM |
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asecretmommytobe09
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Re: Ladies with preexisting high blood pressure
Posted by WantBabyNoTwo
Thanks ladies. my cardiologist just put me on labetalol. im not pregnant yet, but he said its safe for pregnancy. its class c so it makes me a little concerned.
labatolol is actually a class B drug. Dont worry, it totally safe to take pregnant.
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