Can taking Ativan cause a miscarriage?

Answer 1

It is a category D meaning it should not be given during pregnancy. I just went to the Hospital last week with issues of feet and hands tingling and Back pain. I told the staff at least 3 times I may be pregnant The ER Doc ordered Ativan I'm not sure of the dosage or reason why. I was not severly anxious or anything but like a dummy I took it, I did however ask the nurse when he handed it to me "I guess I'm not pregnant" well 30min and 2 xrays later they came to the room and said "You're pregnant" I was outraged they did an ultrasound said everything was fine and there was nothing else they could do for me. Less than 12 hours later I started misscarring. So I went to a different ER of course no one will say the ativan did it, but it has been shown to cause miscarriages in animals when given early in pregnancy. I suppose there are times when the benefits out way the side effects but I would never take it during pregnancy even with a Dr. approval. There are too many other drugs out there that are much safer than Ativan. By the way the hands and feet tingling was likely caused by dehydration that the first hospital did nothing about. It was like once I questioned the Ativan they couldn't get me out of there fast enough. No one will ever convince me that the ativan had nothing to do with my miscarriage. I had, had 6 previous pregnancies with no complications not even morning sickness and to miscarry less than 12 hours of them saying everything looked fine on the ultrasound is unreal to me. Oh and the baby still had a heartbeat for another 12-15 hours after the miscarriage started! Which makes me think it was fighting hard to stay alive. So my advice would be to stay away from ativan while pregnant at all cost!

Answer 2

Ativan is FDA pregnancy category D which means it can cause birth defects in an unborn baby. Do not use Ativan without your doctor's consent if you are pregnant and tell your doctor if you become pregnant during treatment.

Answer 3

Answer (Factual)

No, it is not okay.

It has been scientifically proven many times that anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medications can cause complications for unborn babies and pregnancies.

Xanax has been linked to premature births. It is also loosely linked to behavioural and development problems when the child is born, such as ADHD and Autism.

Other studies on babies born from mothers on xanax have found:

• Some babies refuse to suck. Making feeding complicated
• Major fetal malformations such as oral clefts
• Birth defects
• Hypotonia
• Abnormal metabolism

There are natural alternatives to xanax. Ask your doctor for a replacement during your pregnancy.

Answer (Experience)

Not advised. I was having anxiety during my pregnancy and my OB told me NOT to take the xanax I had in my house. Instead she prescribed me Vistaril, which surprisingly worked great. I would not risk it.

Answer 4

its not a good idea to ask important questions like this on answers.com or wickapeidia... you just cant trust people with this kinda stuff. you should ask a doctor