if you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant you should talk to your doctor about your medicines. do not stop or change them on your own. this includes medicines for depression asthma diabetes seizures (epilepsy) and other health problems. not using medicine that you need may be more harmful to you and your baby than using the medicine. for women living with hiv the cdc recommends using zidovudine (azt) during pregnancy. studies show that hiv positive women who use azt during pregnancy greatly lower the risk of passing hiv to their babies. if a woman with diabetes does not use her medicine during pregnancy she raises her risk for miscarriage stillbirth and some birth defects. if asthma and high blood pressure are not controlled during pregnancy problems with the fetus may result.
if i have a health problem should i stop using my medicine while i am pregnant?