I Am 11 Weeks Pregnant. But Before The Pregnancy%EF%BC%8CI Took

Posted on Wed, 8 Jul 2020

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Question : I am 11 weeks pregnant. But before the pregnancy%EF%BC%8CI took estazolam for 2months.I stopped it on my last ovulation day. But still worry about my baby.

Follow up: Dr. Soumya (18 minutes later)

My ovulation day ia May 4th. That's the day when I was pregnant. I took estazolam the sleeping pill 1-2mg a night from March 3rd to May 3rd. So I am worry about it can affect my baby or the quality of my ovum. I saw the FDA pregnancy category for this drug is X. That aggravates my worries.

Answered by Dr. Soumya (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
your baby is absolutely safe

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I understand your concerns about estazolam effects on your baby.

Since you have stopped estazolam well before ovulation, I don’t see any risk or adverse effect to your baby as you have stopped the medicine well before time.

I suggest you don’t worry or panic on adverse effect to your baby.

Let me know if you need anymore help.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Soumya (1 hour later)

Would estazolam accumulate in my body? Since I took it for 2 months.

Answered by Dr. Soumya (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Goes out of body faster

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Estazolam does not stay in body for longer time. majority of it goes out of body within 24 hours of consuming it. Hence there is no fear of accumulation of drug affecting baby.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana