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I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)? Is 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) safe for nursing mother and child? Does 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) extracts into breast milk? Does 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) influence milk supply or can 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

Answer by DrLact: About 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) usage in lactation

5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) is not approved for marketing in the United States by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but is available in other countries. Because there is little published experience with 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) during breastfeeding and excretion into breastmilk is higher than with other pharmacologically similar drugs, an alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant.[1] Some reviewers consider 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) to be contraindicated during breastfeeding.[2]

5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) Side Effects in Breastfeeding

A 13-month-old infant was partially breastfed by a mother who was taking 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) 400 mg, fluvoxamine 200 mg, and azathioprine 150 mg daily, and was using nicotine chewing gum for smoking cessation. The mother had been taking 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) for 9 days; the duration of the other medications was not stated. A pediatric examination found the infant to be developing well.[4] A woman with long-standing schizophrenia was treated with 5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) 400 mg and haloperidol 5 mg daily throughout most of her pregnancy and during breastfeeding (extent not stated). Follow-up of the breastfed infant for 13 months by a pediatrician found no adverse effects and normal development of the infant.[6]

5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) Possible Effects in Breastfeeding

5-22-08-00103 (Beilstein Handbook Reference) increases serum prolactin and may cause galactorrhea at a higher rate than other psychotropic drugs.[7][8][9][10][11][12] The prolactin level in a mother with established lactation may not affect her ability to breastfeed.
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