Mother of 5 month old who is now nursing 2-3/day wants advice whether she
can safely take Hydroxyzine 2X day for severe dermatitis (some areas are raw
and bleeding). She has previously been on Prednisone 20my/day when minimal
improvement. I have consulted Dr. Hale's book (1994) and related that she
would have to watch for sedation in baby. Briggs lists no information r/t
breastfeeding. There doesn't seem to be a AAP rating in Lawrence for this
particular psychotropic/antihistamine drug. Any one (1100+) have experience
with this drug during breastfeeding? Mother doesn't want to wean
(dermatologist would rather wait to treat /p weaning) but she is miserable.
Thanks,
Martha
Columbus, Ohio