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How Would Ritalin And Drinking Affect The Unborn Baby?

I m 10 weeks pregnant. My boyfriend and I were decided on abortion, so I drank one night last week, when I was 9 weeks. Also, I continued to take Riddilin. Now I m not so sure about having an abortion, but am not sure if keeping the baby is even a possibility right now. What are the chances drinking one night and continuing to take Riddilin has harmed my baby?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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I have gone through your query and understood the concern. Methylphenidate has been assigned to the category C by the FDA. This means there are no adequate controlled animal studies to detect fetal effects while this drug is used during pregnancy and human statistics are not available. Thus if you have taken the medication once, you can think of continuing the pregnancy. If however, you have also taken the medication to induce a medical abortion, abortion is the only alternative left since fetal anomalies are a possibility with the use of Misoprostol and Mifepristone. Please contact a specialist for further help. Do not self-medicate. Hope this helps.
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How Would Ritalin And Drinking Affect The Unborn Baby?

Hello, I have gone through your query and understood the concern. Methylphenidate has been assigned to the category C by the FDA. This means there are no adequate controlled animal studies to detect fetal effects while this drug is used during pregnancy and human statistics are not available. Thus if you have taken the medication once, you can think of continuing the pregnancy. If however, you have also taken the medication to induce a medical abortion, abortion is the only alternative left since fetal anomalies are a possibility with the use of Misoprostol and Mifepristone. Please contact a specialist for further help. Do not self-medicate. Hope this helps.