Medications :( at 7 weeks

runningmama22

Hi ladies. Posted about this earlier but it's gotten worse. Over the last 72 hours I've had to take the following ... For bronchitis, congestion, fever, and now a recurrent herpes infection (just on the thigh area midway down. Very odd. NOT primary infection)

Sudafed for a day and a half
Tylenol consistently for 1 day and 2-3 times a day since
Zithromax
Albuterol inhaler
Albuterol/atrovent breathing treatment (aka DuoNeb)
And now...Valocyclovir

I'm posting this because I'm terrified and also so women can see whatever my outcome is, so maybe this can help someone else looking for info some day

I feel horrible guilt for dumping all these meds on my baby, little one is only 7 weeks. I just saw the heart beat today and am terrified I will not see it again. I feel like a monster. I know people do hard drugs and drink before they know they're pregnant but I still feel awful. OB says I need to take the medications. I feel like I will never forgive myself if something happens. I'm struggling bad tonight, and as maybe you've read in another post of mine... I'm a single first time mom. Boyfriend left. So I'm quite alone, achy, sick, exhausted and terrified.

Just wanted to share

cMichelle0423

savannah_girl said:

Those are all safe medications, the risk of causing fetal harm does not go up if you are taking more.
Plus the risk of not treating these can be much higher than the meds.

This. A dr wouldn't prescribe you anything that wasn't safe for the baby UNLESS your overall health/life was at risk.

Justabean3

Benefit outweighs risk BUT those are all safe anyway. Talk to you doctor about your fears.

nolagal79

It's all about benefit vs risk. Trust your doctor not to prescribe you something that will harm your baby. Feel better soon!

awc1986

I agree with all PPs. There are lots of women on the boards who have been on several medications throughout their pregnancies for various reasons. If your Dr is happy to prescribe it during pregnancy, then you can relax. 

runningmama22

Thanks for all of the info and reassurance ladies I'm off all the meds now, completed the courses for the anti virals and antibiotics... Now I hold my breath until my 4/15 appointment to see if all is ok...