Can I take Thiethylperazine while breastfeeding?

Is Thiethylperazine safe while breastfeeding?

Here is what NIH LactMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's authority on medicines and breastfeeding, reports about Thiethylperazine. This is a summary of that source — not our own verdict.

Effects on the breastfed infant

Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Effects on milk supply

Phenothiazines cause galactorrhea in 26 to 40% of female patients.[ 1 , 2 ] Hyperprolactinemia appears to be the cause of the galactorrhea.[ 3 - 5 ] The hyperprolactinemia is caused by the drug's dopamine-blocking action in the tuberoinfundibular pathway.[ 6 ]

Levels in milk

Maternal Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date. Infant Levels. Relevant published information was not found as of the revision date.

Source: NIH LactMed (National Library of Medicine).

Educational summary of an authoritative source — not medical advice. Never start, stop, or change a medicine while breastfeeding without confirming with your doctor.