Cholestasis of pregnancy usually resolves quickly after delivery, and often doesn't require meds except for briefly after delivery. The meds this mom is taking are sedating anti-histamines. While they often help control itching (and often don't help, actually) the usual treatment for cholestasis is cholestyramine (brand name here Questran) This med binds bile acids, but is not absorbed from the GI tract, so has no sedation associated with it. Side effects are mostly GI. Mom might ask about this med instead. It's other use is to treat high cholesterol. (Which once led to a very heated argument with a pharmacist for me, as he kept insisting I should not be trying to lower a pregnant woman's cholesterol, and I kept trying to explain about cholestasis. He eventually dispensed the med to the patient, but covered it with stickers that said not to be taken during pregnancy!) Cholestasis is a truly miserable condition for mom. I have met women who scratched until they bled, even scratching during their sleep, so some treatment is usually necessary. Jennifer Tieman Family Physician Mom to 3, and new baby #4 expected 5/31/03 (although today would be good!) *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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