blood pressure

[luvsgiraffes]

:) hi i'm new on this site so hopefully i do this properly. i suffer from high blood pressure and was wondering if anyone knew of safe medications to take while ttc and pregnant please. the one i'm on now karvea isn't good as it causes birth defects. thanks

[misskittyfantastico]

I changed from Tritace (ramipril) to Labetalol when I was TTC/Pregnant with/Breastfeeding both my kiddies:)

[livgoesagain]

My GP put me on labetalol when my BP became a problem after DS. It got me through my pregnancy with DD.

Having had PE with DS and chronic high BP which kicked in a couple of years after I've got the meds down now.

The two most commonly used are labetolol and aldomet (methyldopa i think is it's drug name). I've been on both but had problems with the aldomet after DS was born (can cause depression i found out). There is also another drug they gave me when I had the PE which was nifedipine but I think that tend to use that more if the other two don't work and need immediate results.

There's also a website specifically for Preeclampsia and blood pressure problems in pregnancy called the Preeclampsia Foundation . I found some invaluable information there.

Good luck.

[luvsgiraffes]

thankyou for your answers. i went to the dr's and he ended up putting me on minax so lets hope it keeps my blood pressure normal now and once i'm prgnant.:fingerscrossed: