Nikki,

While many mothers start to feel relief within a few days, the
recommended dosage
- 10 mg three times a day - is for two weeks.  According to Dr. Jack Newman,
there are some mothers who need to repeat the course and a few may need
to repeat
more than once.

Cindy Garrison, BS, IBCLC
Magee-Womens Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA


> Subject: Nifedipine
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:41:49 EST
> From: Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Dear Friends:
>     Does anyone know how long it takes for vasospasm to  be relieved once a
> mother starts taking Nifedipine 5 mg/ three times a  day?
>     warmly,
>
> Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
> Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
> Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
> Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth  Initiative

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