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I am 8 weeks pregnant and about to fly 15 hours. can i take a sleeping tablet? is it safe?
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Pregnant/travel: First trimester pregnancy is not a good time to take medication such as "sleeping pills". A relatively harmless method for sleep induction for long air flights is antihistamines, found in most drugstores in cold remedies, or Benadryl. Ask your ob provider for a recommendation.
Answered 12/14/2017
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Pregnancy & meds: Pregnancy is not conducive to the ingestion of various "mundane" medications as it can injure a developing fetus especially during the first trimester and cause fetal malformations.
Answered 12/14/2017
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