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Sore Breasts. Taking Citalopram Medication, Expecting Periods. Positive Pregnancy Test. False Positive?
my wife is taking citalopram currently and has been on it every day for the passed 6 weeks she is expecting her period any day now but just to be safe she took a pregnancy test and it says that its positive now the only thing she complains is that her breasts are sore do you think that is is a false positive and what are the chances that it is false?
Mon, 2 Dec 2013
Hi,
If this is the case of your wife, I suggest to get her visited by an OG, and to do the blood HCG testing.
However, to my opinion, if the testing is positive, it is pregnancy for sure. Usually, OTC pregnancy testing are accurate and less chances for false results. The sore breasts are due to pregnancy and/or periods too.
If the pregnancy is confirmed through blood HCG, I advise to talk to her doctor about the effects of citalopram in babies.
All the best!
Dr.Alba
If this is the case of your wife, I suggest to get her visited by an OG, and to do the blood HCG testing.
However, to my opinion, if the testing is positive, it is pregnancy for sure. Usually, OTC pregnancy testing are accurate and less chances for false results. The sore breasts are due to pregnancy and/or periods too.
If the pregnancy is confirmed through blood HCG, I advise to talk to her doctor about the effects of citalopram in babies.
All the best!
Dr.Alba
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