Medication Use before, during, and after Pregnancy among Women with Eating Disorders: A Study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 7; p. e0133045
• Main Authors: Lupattelli, Angela, Spigset, Olav, Torgersen, Leila, Zerwas, Stephanie, Hatle, Marianne, Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted, Bulik, Cynthia M, Nordeng, Hedvig
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 22.07.2015; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Analgesics; Analgesics - administration & dosage; Analysis; Anorexia; Anorexia nervosa; Antidepressants; Anxiolytics; Binge eating disorder; Bulimia; Bulimia nervosa; Cohort analysis; Diagnostic systems; Disorders; Drugs; Eating; Eating disorders; Feeding and Eating Disorders - classification; Feeding and Eating Disorders - epidemiology; Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology; Female; Gestation; Humans; Laxatives; Laxatives - administration & dosage; Medical research; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Norway - epidemiology; Postnatal Care; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Prenatal Care; Psychotropic drugs; Psychotropic Drugs - administration & dosage; Sedatives; Surveys and Questionnaires; Women's health; Womens health; Young Adult; Norway

Little is known about medication use among women with eating disorders in relation to pregnancy. To explore patterns of and associations between use of psychotropic, gastrointestinal and analgesic medications and eating disorders in the period before, during and after pregnancy. This study is based...