Beechams Flu Plus, OK to take when pregnant?

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I'm 12 weeks and have a horrendous sinus headache, the only thing that works is Beechams, is it OK?

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Paracetomol and the anti-inflammatory are fine (the latter is Sudafed, and our out of hours service called the Teratological (sp?) Service for me at 4 am when I had severe hives, and they said it was fine).

Caffeine in a sizable dose isn't ideal when preg., though, and is only in Beechams to pep you up anyway. Why not try taking some paracetomol and Sudafed, so the swelling goes down and the pain gets killed? Check it with your doctor though; they may just tell you to take it and be damned. ;)

thanks Qally

You should check with your doctor or chemist - I had hideous cold several weeks ago and doctor told me all I can take is paracetamol - no anti-inflammatory, no decongestants, no strepsils, no lemsip, etc. Chemist should be able to advise you on what is safe in pregnancy.

I would say only paracetamol but not a medical bod!

They can't test medication on pregnant women for obvious ethical reasons, but I was told that the specific anti-inflammatory in Sudafed (same as that in Beechams) has been used by pregnant women for decades with no apparent ill effects. They did warn me not to use a more modern, non-drowsy one I had on prescription (I get hives every few months, quite badly sometimes), not because there's any known risk, but because it's not been around long enough for any to surface. My on-call GP specifically didn't know, but the TS exist to advise doctors on safety in pregnancy, so I'd trust them.

Having said that, it's always a good idea to trust your GP rather than a random non-medical bod on Mumsnet like me, obviously.