I'm also very fond of :
It's an excellent resource for up to date studies on medications.
Adderall is a class C substance in pregnancy... there's not any evidence that it is harmful, but it's use is recommended only if clearly needed. They use that weasley wording, "only if the benefits clearly justify the potential risks." There has been one documented case of malformed baby delivered to a mother who took d-amphetamine during the first trimester. That's pretty consistent to most drugs... seems like that first trimester is the most important time to steer clear of any drug. As paritthead pointed out, a short period of time won't hurt anything, but if there's a possibility of pregnancy it's probably not a bad idea to test every 2 weeks or so. Some things in life just aren't worth risking...
[QUOTE=shakespeare]Adderall is a class C substance in pregnancy... there's not any evidence that it is harmful, but it's use is recommended only if clearly needed. They use that weasley wording, "only if the benefits clearly justify the potential risks." There has been one documented case of malformed baby delivered to a mother who took d-amphetamine during the first trimester. That's pretty consistent to most drugs... seems like that first trimester is the most important time to steer clear of any drug. As paritthead pointed out, a short period of time won't hurt anything, but if there's a possibility of pregnancy it's probably not a bad idea to test every 2 weeks or so. Some things in life just aren't worth risking...
[/QUOTE] please shakespeare dont take this the wrong way...as i think u r highly intellegent and know your sh*t.....but how do you no so much is there a place you search that you ge info from? and if so would u mind sharing? i am always looking for new places for rsearch..
keep up the good work.....
Most of the information I share is from class, primarily psychopharmacology. If you ever have a question about a specific drug, your best bet for straight answers is to go to the website and click "Prescribing Information"... that will give you the same information as the info I get from the PDR. Actually, it might even be better because it is updated more frequently. It's a dry read, but it gives answers... shakespeare38633.5031828704I currently take 10mg twice a day of aderral. It has help enourmously with my concentration and focus. My husband and I want to start a family and I know that I can not be taking the medication when I am pregnant. I don't want to stop taking it before I have to but since I don't know exactly what day I will become pregnant what would happen if I took the aderall for a few days before I knew I was pregnant? sorry i really don't know... but i would talk this over with the doctor...good luck...I doubt if taking Adderall for a few days is going to cause any problems. Think of all the women who get PLASTERED drunk before they find out they're pregnant (I'm not talking about alcoholics who get drunk every day) and they have normal healthy babies. Many women have smoked, drank, taken medication, used other drugs, etc before they found out - but when they DID find out, they quit.
Just to be clear - I'm NOT saying you should continue taking Adderall without any concern for a potential fetus. I'm just saying taking Adderall while pregnant does not absolutely equal a 3-headed baby.
if adderall is like cocaine then it should go in and out of the system fairly quickly i guess - but i wouldn't consider staying on it while i was trying to get pregnant.The rule as always has to be benefits versus risks. Dexedrine et al is serious medicine - and if it's not needed to keep one from going over the edge - the baby should take precedent. Saying that - there is very little in the documentation saying it's dangerous to any extent - just some lab rat tests which cannot always translate into human results. Take red food dye tests in the sixties that turned out to have no real relevance - same as saccharine.
I would go with - if it's not totally necessary - drop it. With the added hormones and stress of pregnancy it's not going to work well for most anyway. But it is something that should be decided by checking around for an OB/GYN that has experience in amphetamines in a pregnancy setting. They ARE out there - you have to ask the right questions.
A place for everything - and everything in its place. That's the best way.
I was wondering if Anyone got pregnant while taking Adderall, and how that turned out.I need to take it to manage, but want to get pregnant. I will stop as soon as I know i am PG, but will that first 2 weeks after fertilization damage the baby? I know tons of people must have been on meds and quit as soon as they found out they were pregnant. I have really been suffering living in a Fog without my meds JUSt in case I get pregnant. I want my meds, but I don't want to damage or miscarry any pregnancies.
Has anyone had any trouble or know any studies that show decreased fertility or other issues that interfere with conceiving? I Know its ideal to not be on anything while trying to get PG, but in the real world, everything cannot be ideal, and plenty of people doing terribly unhealthy things get pregnant and have healthy babies.
I really want to hear from ADHD women who have had babies, anyone who was on meds before they found out they were pregnant.
Thanks,
LilacRayn