Pat: Its extremely unlikely Celexa is going to bother an 8 month old. The data from Australia was excellent and they did not see any side effects what so ever. Tom Hale, Ph.D. gima wrote: > Dr. Hale, is there anything more current (or positive) on Celexa? Ped is > saying to wean an 8-month-old who is feeding 3 times a day for short > periods at the breast. Mother's dosage is 20mg once a day--Am. She feeds > her baby before taking the med at 7am, then feeds again at 3:00pm after > work and then at bedtime. > > I would appreciate your reply as soon as possible. > > Pat Gima > > [Re: Citalopram(Celexa) > > We now have several studies on citalopram. Levels in milk are reported to be > quite small, and I have roughly calculated the dose to be approximately 4.3 to > 14.6 ug/Kg/day via milk following an average maternal dose of 410 ug/kg/d. > While few researchers have noted problems, the manufacturer reports two > cases of > somnolence. I'm not sure if this is related or not, who knows what could have > caused this in these patients. > > So, Celexa, is probably moderately safe to use, if the mom observes for > sedation.] > > Regards > Tom Hale, Ph.D. > > > Mailto:[log in to unmask] Mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html