Posted on 08/15/2016 5:15:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The researchers studied acetaminophen use in nearly 7,800 women living in Bristol, England, and then surveyed these women seven years later about their child’s behavior. They found that compared to women who did not take the drug during pregnancy, acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with a variety of behavioral issues in children.
Compared to the children of women who did not take the drug, children of women who did take acetaminophen had a 42 percent increased risk of conduct problems, a 31 percent increased risk in hyperactivity disorders and a 29 percent increased risk in emotional problems in their children, the study found.
Despite the increased risk for women taking the drug, the total risk of developing behavioral issues overall remained small, with 5 percent of children studied being affected by these behavioral issues.
“This does not mean it is not safe during pregnancy," Stergiakouli said.
"Women should still continue to use acetaminophen as required according to their physician, because the risk of not treating fever or pain can be much higher than risk of behavioral issues in offspring," she explained. For example, "fever increases the risk of pre-term labor if untreated during pregnancy."
She also stressed that further study is needed to understand the link between the drug and behavioral problems, and to identify any potential biological mechanism.
Rebecca Hoover, a pharmacist and clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice and administrative sciences at Idaho State University, has studied this issue and said the new findings will help inform patients anxious about taking pain relievers and give them more information about the possible risks.
"It highlights the fact that we need to be careful about how much medications to use and when to use them and making sure we should be prudent," Hoover said.
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You are probably right. As the person who can only take Tylenol as I’ve a ruined GI track from OA drugs, they want to pull it off the market and leave those like me stuck with NO pain relief. How often did they take a dose, man it’d take taking them every 4 hrs for all 9 months to make that kind of impact.
Try HGH, all those chems in food, baby formula, are the more likely causes. Along with Vaccines that start in the hospital before they release a new baby.
“Thalidomide”
Good for the nausea, lol.
Certainly. My killer of choice is naproxen. Better than having my head explode...
Good point! Whew! What relief to know an alternative is available.
Wow, thread from 2016 on FR, yet today, 5/28/21 breaking news:
https://nypost.com/2021/05/28/common-pain-reliever-linked-to-risk-of-autism-adhd-study/
Talk about getting today’s news FIVE YEARS AGO...
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