>Date:    Wed, 18 Feb 1998 12:45:05 EST
>From:    "Sheila Humphrey, B.Sc.(Botany)  RN  IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: anti-cholinergics
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>Have already deleted the post of the mom using Ditropan -oxybutynin - can't
>recall for how long she would be using it for but sounded like more than for
>1-2 doses??  As the drug is anticholinergic, would the drug possibly lower
her
>milk supply to some extent or has this one more specific actions than most of
>this class?  USPDI states has minimal effects as antisialagogue but also
>states that it may inhibit lactation.
>
>>Ditropan-oxybutynin-is an anticholinergic used to provide antispasmodic
>>effects for ....involuntary bladder spasms and reduces urinary urgency and
>>frequency.
>
This mom will be using it long-term;  how likely would this inhibit lactation?
Marla Peers