Ventolin safe during pregnancy?

[LionsandBears]

My GP prescribed ventolin for pregnancy related cough. She mentioned it's sometimes used as an obstetric drug anyway. so it's safe

[Jakabella]

You dont even need a perscription for a ventolin puffer - you can get them from a chemist over the counter.. its AOK to use, I use it quite oftern pregnant or not as I have had athma all my life.

Also Panadol has a cough suppressent in it too.. so my DR told me to take the panadol and the puffer...

[AndiE]

I agree with all the above responses - ventolin's safe as houses during pg. Apparently it's far worse for the bub if mum has bad asthma (well, so I was told).
Just so you're aware, I had a shocking cold and cough when pregnant with DS1 - my GP prescribed me a different inhaler, Seretide (purple inhaler) which worked as an asthma preventer and helped with the cough. Worth a thought if you feel bad enough to go to the dr.

Hope you feel better soon.

[Catastrophic]

Have you been to the Dr yet chicky?

Hope your feeling better xoxox

[deletedit]

FYI, panaDOL doesn't have a cough suppressant in, panaDIENE does. The codeine knocks out a cough completely, but is addictive and gets you constipated.

I've got a cough that won't quit and I just got myself an asthma preventer, hopefully that works. Takes a few days though.

[kawazuki]

i was told not to use ventolin while pregnant...

as it is a muscle relaxant.. thats how it dilates the bronchi.. and helps supress the cough by opening up the airways..

funny how different drs say different things..

[Arimeh]

Yeah I saw a doc for DD2 and he heard me cough, so checked my lungs, and I have an infection in one of them so am on antibiotics (which I keep forgetting to take) and he said to take 2 puffs of ventolin 4 times a day. Then I asked if it was safe to use during pregnancy (cos he didn't know I was pregnant) and he looked it up - category b apparently, so not the safest, but not on the unsafe list. He then said to use it once, 4 times a day instead of twice.

So yeah - that was the advice!

[Mak]

My asthma has flared since I was pregnant, specially with the constant snotfest that my DD's have going at the moment. I used my ventolin alot and all was fine. Hopefully once your chest infection resolves things will settle down, it is an awful feeling. xxx