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A lot of medications need to be discontinued during pregnancy. All of the women I know who are bipolar absolutely do not want to become pregnant because they w

• tedivm 4y ago
  Yeah- and with a lack of research available there are a lot of people who limited their cannabis intake or didn't reduce at all during pregnancy. A lot of this comes down to balancing risks- which is absolutely something that should be done while consulting a doctor. If someone is so nauseous they can't even maintain weight, let alone gain that healthy baby weight, then it's possible a small amount of marijuana may be more healthy for them despite the risks. To be clear though I'm just advocating a lot more research on the subject, and personally would err on the side of caution when it comes to things that aren't heavily researched.
• tomatotomato37 4y ago
  To add to that it isn't just "serious" prescription medications that may need to be discontinued; a variety of OTCs from Aspirin to PeptoBismol can also pose a risk to anyone expecting.