B6 says "not intended for use by pregnant women"???

Question

My baby's heartbeat was low yesterday at my appointment and my OB said it was because my baby is very hungry due to my morning sickness being so bad. She said to get B6 and prescribed me anti nausea meds. I went to take my b6 100mg this morning and it says on the bottle that it's not intended for use by pregnant women. Should I take it or not? I tried to call my OB office to ask but it's Saturday so they're closed

Answer

It says that on a lot of things. Pregnancy is one of those times where few things are black and white as far as safety. Lots of companies put that on their bottle, not because it's particularly dangerous for pregnancy, but because women shouldn't be out here self-diagnosing and taking OTC medications they may not need. If there's no warning, women could take that as an indication that they're saying it's safe for everyone at any stage of pregnancy, and that may not be necessarily true.

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Yes you can take it if prescribed by your obgyn. Just like childrens Tylenol says not recommended for children under 2 but that is because they don’t want you giving it to them with out the okay from a peds DR and proper dosing.

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If the OB tells you To I would. They put those labels on bottles to make sure you don't take them without consulting your doctor and so they don't have to have research on the effects of it on pregnant women.

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If you’re not overly comfortable with the tablets until you can speak to your doctor, as hard as it could be, try eating foods like beef, chicken, fish, nuts, beans. All are high in B6 which should also help curb the sickness.

B6 says "not intended for use by pregnant women"???

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