Is Ergostat Safe in Breastfeeding

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Ergostat? Is Ergostat safe for nursing mother and child? Does Ergostat extracts into breast milk? Does Ergostat has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Ergostat influence milk supply or can Ergostat decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

• DrLact safety Score for Ergostat is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Ergostat may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Ergostat may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
• Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Ergostat .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Ergostat Vs not using Ergostat And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Ergostat Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
• Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Ergot derivative alkaloid. It may inhibit prolactin secretion. It is used together with other substances (e.g. caffeine, which is a cause of anxiety). Multiple drug association is not recommended. On latest update relevant data on breastfeeding was not found. Sumatriptan which is a drug with well known low excretion into breast milk should be an alternative treatment for Migraine.

Because there is limited published experience with Ergostat during breastfeeding and it might cause adverse effects in the infant, most authorities consider Ergostat to be undesirable to use during nursing.[1][2]

A study in which Ergostat was administered to mothers of newborns immediately postpartum in a dose of 1 mg 3 times daily for 6 days found no effect on weight gain in the breastfed infants.[3] Milk intake, and therefore infant dosage, might have been minimal during the first few days before the mothers' milk came in fully.

Thirty women who delivered fullterm infants received a single intramuscular dose of methylergonovine 0.2 mg after delivery, followed by oral Ergostat 1 mg 3 times daily for 6 days. Compared to 28 women who delivered fullterm infants and received no ergot derivatives, there was no difference in the milk production, as measured by weight differences before and after nursing, between the 2 groups during the first 6 days postpartum.[3]