Is Prazosinum Safe in Breastfeeding

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

• DrLact safety Score for Prazosinum is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Prazosinum may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Prazosinum 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 Prazosinum .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Prazosinum Vs not using Prazosinum And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Prazosinum 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.

We are working on a comment for this product.

Because little is available on the use of Prazosinum during breastfeeding, an alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.

Relevant published information in nursing mothers was not found as of the revision date. Prazosinum does not affect serum prolactin concentration in patients with hypertension.[2][3] The prolactin level in a mother with established lactation may not affect her ability to breastfeed.