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http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/abusingpres criptiondrugs.html

davinduck27, here is a site which may help you decide whether to continue with the ritalin or try something else. Don't let the address scare you. It covers many meds and explains the catagories they are in and what that means.   I will look up more for you if you ike but you can just type     ritalin,pregnancy     into your search bar and come up with several different ones.   Barb

I just found out that I am pregnant and of course I was dignosed with ADHD just a few years ago. I have been on the   
Ritilan drug for about 2/3 years and have found it to be very effective in my case. It took me forever to get use to the feeling or the effect of this drug. Now that I am use to it I feel as if I am slightly dependent upon it. I have a real bad problem with being very sleepy during the day (when I'm not pregnant), the ritilan has help that problem tremendeously or I would sleep my life away. I do not take ritilan for the purpose of fatigue problems but found out it helps that problem after taking the medication. The ritilan has helped me so much in many more ways than one. I have kept a job consistantly, landed jobs that are normally degreed positions, I am up every morning no later than 7:00AM, follow through with tasks, complete my everyday to-do-list, I went back to school and graduated at age 31 and the list goes on and on. I am scheduled to start a four year college in the fall of 2004, and like I said before, I just found out that I am pregnant again for the third time. I really need this medication to aide me in the task of responsibility and deication in regards to starting and completing college. I just don't know what to do in making the decision rather or not to take the medication during my pregnancy or not. I know that it is not proven to be a safe drug during pregnancy or I have not found enough information on this drug.

Not to change the scattered subject above, although the drug has aided in a wonderful turn around in my life with the inconsistancies, I still have a problem with memory and speed when It comes to things like typing, solving math problems or certain things that are required to really think with your brain. I seem to have a spelling problem and puncuation problem. No matter how much I study spelling and puncuation I still make the most silly errors that I always realize after the fact. If it were not for MS Office, I would never have worked as an Administrative Assistant for a Court House.

Does anyone have any suggestions for me on all that I've talked about above. I really need a BS degree if I am going to make it in this world.....LOL.

Thanks, davinduck27 Thanks to everyone who have posted here. I wanted to inform everyone that I did in fact miscarried. It is not easy but does not bother me. I always put my faith in GOD and he always gets me through the most difficult times in my life. I believe that?s is why GOD brought me to this message board. I have virtually met a lot of wonderful people with great advice and I feel like I have a new virtual family I can turn to for help and I love you guys. I have had six miscarriages. To all the people who have had multiple miscarriages like myself and are trying to get pregnant, my message is don't give up since I have two beautiful children. I had a miscarriage before my daughter who is now ten; I then had my daughter when I was 20. When I was 26 I had two miscarriages within a 10 month period, then I was 28 when I found out I was pregnant with my son and shortly after my son I had two miscarriages back to back; May and Aug of 2002 and now one in 2004. The stretch between my daughter and my son I wanted to get pregnant and I used no birth control in my twenties and I never got pregnant at all until my late twenties. What I am trying to say is that GOD works in mysterious ways. Their is always hope for those who have had similar problems and are trying to get pregnant.
I know this is not an infertility board but wanted to share my story and just maybe give some else hope and it's always good therapy to talk about what?s on your mind.

Davinduck27@cs.com

 

davinduck,

I want to offer my condolences on your miscarriage. I know how emotionally painful that can be. Take comfort in the knowledge that your baby is safe in Heaven where he or she can never feel pain but always know joy and the fact that someday you will be able to see him and hold him there.

                                              Barb

CONGRATULATIONS - Davinduck if it were me I would quit meds whilst pregnant - I dont smoke or drink when pregnant so I prob would not take any pills either - but just check with your doctor what the conseqences to the baby could be and you will be able to make a good decision based on what is good for baby and you