Is Escitalopram Oxalate Safe in Breastfeeding
Question
I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Escitalopram Oxalate? Is Escitalopram Oxalate safe for nursing mother and child? Does Escitalopram Oxalate extracts into breast milk? Does Escitalopram Oxalate has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Escitalopram Oxalate influence milk supply or can Escitalopram Oxalate decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?
Escitalopram Oxalate lactation summary
- DrLact safety Score for Escitalopram Oxalate is 1 out of 8 which is considered Safe as per our analyses.
- A safety Score of 1 indicates that usage of Escitalopram Oxalate is mostly safe during lactation for breastfed baby.
- Our study of different scientific research also indicates that Escitalopram Oxalate does not cause any serious side effects in breastfeeding mothers.
- Most of scientific studies and research papers declaring usage of Escitalopram Oxalate safe in breastfeeding are based on normal dosage and may not hold true for higher 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.
Answer by Dr. Ru: About Escitalopram Oxalate usage in lactation
S-Enantiomer of Citalopram that shares similar pharmacokinetics and properties with Citalopram. Excretion into breast milk is clinically non-significant. Serum levels of infants from breastfeeding mothers who were treated have been shown to be undetectable or very low. Overall, short or long-term harmful effect has not been reported among breastfed infants. Isolated cases of irritability and neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis after intrauterine exposure have appeared in medical literature contrasting with harmlessness reported by others. Galactorrhea associated or not to hyperprolactinemia, may appear. Women who are on antidepressant treatment in pregnancy are in need of special and intensive support for breastfeeding because of a high risk of early weaning.