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Pregnancy Medication List

The following strategies over-the-counter medications may be helpful in treating symptoms during pregnancy.

Nausea

Non-pharmacologic interventions

  • Avoid iron supplements until nausea symptoms resolve
  • Take prenatal vitamin before bed with a snack instead of in the morning on an empty stomach
  • Eat slowly and in small amounts every 1-2 hours to avoid a full stomach
  • Eat before you feel hungry to avoid an empty stomach
  • Eat a snack before getting out of bed in the morning
  • Eliminate coffee and foods that are spicy, odorous, high fat, acidic, and very sweet
  • Eat foods that are protein dominant, salty, low fat, bland, and or dry (nuts, pretzles, crackers, cereal, toast)
  • Fluids are better tolerated if cold, clear, and carbonated or sour and if taken in small amounts between meals with a straw
  • Drinking peppermint tea or sucking peppermint candies can reduce nausea after meals
Over the counter interventions
Ginger
250 mg capsules orally four times a day
Vitamin B6
10 to 25 mg orally every six to eight hours with no more than 200 mg/day.
Vitamin B6/
Unisom Sleep Tabs
25 mg Vitamin B6 with one-half 25 mg Unisom Sleep Tabs no more than 4 times per day

Constipation

Daily use
Bulk forming laxatives (Metamucil, FiberCon, Citrucel)
Occasional use
Milk of Magnesia, Lactulose, Dulcolax

Diarrhea

BRAT diet
Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast

Acid Reflux

Tums or Rolaids

Tagamet, Zantac, Pepcid, Prilosec

Sleep Disturbance

  • Maintain a regular sleep schedule in a low stimuli environment
  • Cut down on the amount of liquids in the hours before bedtime
  • Avoid caffeine after noon
  • Exercise at least 20 minutes at least a few hours before bedtime
  • Place pillows between the knees, under the abdomen, and behind the back
  • Avoid naps late in the day

Unisom Sleep Tabs

Benadryl

Pain and Fever

Tylenol (in as limited a number of doses as possible)

Sore Throat

Tylenol, Cepacol Lozenges or Spray

Congestion

Saline Nasal Sprays, Saline Nasal Irrigation, Ipratropium bromide 0.06% Nasal Spray, Cromolyn Sodium Nasal Spray

Use of pseudoephedrine is limited to 2nd and 3rd trimesters and only for severe congestion in patients without high blood pressure

Cough

Chlor-Trimeton, Dextromethorphan, Guaifenesin

Seasonal Allergies

Claritin, Zyrtec, Rhinocort Allergy, Flonase Allergy Relief, or Nasonex

Dr. Nasha Reddy OBGYN Testimonials

At the end of my first trimester I was experiencing back spasms and awful pain and tingling sensation in my right arm. It was very disruptive to my busy schedule as a working mom. Dr. Reddy recommended six weeks of physical therapy from the wonderful people at Christus Santa Rose Rehabilitation Center. I am happy to report that the spasms in my back have stopped and have a 95% symptom reduction in my arm. I kept up with the very simple exercises they taught me and life is so much easier.

— Summer Teel
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