Schizophrenia and pregnancy (and breastfeeding)
- management is as for a non-pregnant woman with schizophrenia with consideration of various provisos outlined below:
- if a woman is taking an atypical antipsychotic consideration should be given to switching to a low-dose typical antipsychotic, such as haloperidol, chlorpromazine or trifluoperazine
- women with schizophrenia who are breastfeeding
- women receiving depot medication should be advised that their infants may show extrapyramidal symptoms several months after administration of the depot - these are usually self-limiting.
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