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Is it allowed to take Citalopram during lactation?
Is it safe for a nursing mother and a child?

Excretion into breast milk is low. Serum levels of infants from treated nursing mothers have been shown to be very low. Overall, short or long-term harmful effect has not been reported among breastfed infants. Neither negative effect on growth nor psychomotor development has been observed in breastfed infants. Galactorrhea associated or not to hyperprolactinemia, may appear. Although it is considered to be safe while breastfeeding, an alternative with lesser excretion into breast milk should be preferred. Women who are on antidepressant treatment during pregnancy are in need of special and intensive support for breastfeeding because of a high risk of early weaning.

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Types of risk

VERY LOW RISK
It is allowed while breastfeeding. It is not dangerous for a baby. It is moderately safe. more...

LOW RISK PROBABLE
Possible presence in breast milk is allowed. Follow the doctor's recommendation. more...

HIGH RISK PROBABLE
An unsafe drug, it is necessary to assess the risks while taking. Use safer analogs. more...

VERY HIGH RISK
It is not recommended. You need to stop breastfeeding or choose a safe analog. more...

Scientific literature

The level of risk for breastfeeding is confirmed in these scientific publications:
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  4. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/132/3/e796.full.pdf
  5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23178070
  6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22283766
  7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22344850
  8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22787503
  9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394379/pdf/Dtsch_Arztebl_Int-109-0419.pdf
  10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22077504
  11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22299006
  12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3267169/pdf/CWHR-7-28.pdf
  13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22192462
  14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20958101
  15. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21869891
  16. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3160104/pdf/CRIM2011-191735.pdf
  17. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20807106
  18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19661763
  19. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902256/pdf/nihms139489.pdf
  20. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19884241
  21. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/data/Journals/AJP/3905/09aj1298.PDF
  22. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18272227
  23. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2556848/pdf/nihms66029.pdf
  24. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18333769
  25. http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/bfm.2007.9978
  26. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16418683
  27. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16956087
  28. http://www.tijdschriftvoorpsychiatrie.nl/assets/articles/articles_1477pdf.pdf
  29. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16956087
  30. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15691224
  31. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15169695
  32. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/pdf/10.1176/appi.ajp.161.6.1066
  33. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15367050
  34. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14749663
  35. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15591613
  36. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12716242
  37. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14645327
  38. http://www.jabfm.org/content/16/5/372.full.pdf
  39. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12189365
  40. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12124409
  41. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11475200
  42. http://tidsskriftet.no/article/248947
  43. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11332169
  44. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11730581
  45. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11475200
  46. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10664835
  47. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10971311
  48. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2014979/pdf/bcp0050-0263.pdf
  49. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10485633
  50. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9296327
  51. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2042842/pdf/bcp_0576.pdf
  52. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9108657

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