Yutopar Aka Ritodrine (Page 6) (Top voted first)

This drug was used for women going into pre-mature labor. It was used to stop the contractions. Unfortunately it had major side effects on the babies. This was an experimental drug used from 1980 -1990 and was then discontinued. I was given this drug and my daughter was born 6 weeks early, had her by c-section. I begin to notice around 12 yrs old that problems were arising in her mental health, still not realizing that this drug played an important factor. I have found many women that this to has happened to, and I'm still looking for more families that this has effected. It is devastating and a nightmare for my daughter who is now 30 yrs. old. If you have any information I would really like to visit with you about your child. Thank you for reading this, we need to band together for our kids.

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My son has psychosis and is untreated because he literally feels every side effect of any medication. He isn't afraid to drink beer though. He believes he was tortured by the government and they implanted him with a cortical implant. He has visions popping up in front of him. He loves to share his story with people and I can't convince him otherwise. He is currently living on SSI and whatever supplements I can give him.

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Hey Pat,

I've posted here several times under a different username. My son has been self medicating for years and the doctor "thinks" that could have triggered the psychosis. But the reason for self medication was due to the mental and emotional problems he has suffered from for all these years. His symptoms sound identical to the last persons post about her sons psychosis. Only thing that sets him apart from others is that he had several serious head injuries within a year. I've researched this and have found that psychosis can occur years after head injuries. So that's the direction I went when this first started. Finally saw doctors about head injuries, but they were of very little help. In the meantime I started thinking about the Yutopar and did some searching on that topic and found this website with many families suffering from this. He has seen many doctors, counselors, therapists and been on so many medications and so far nothing has helped. I was so happy when the newest doctor said that he would look into Yutopar (he had never heard of it) that I almost cried. I might mention it again, but I now feel like he isn't interested in getting more info either. We are always told by every doctor that no matter the cause, the treatment will be the same-drugs. None of those have helped and he has tried many. So if those aren't working, wouldn't you think that they'd be interested in finding out why they don't, especially when they all insist that meds are the only treatment for this?! At a complete loss of what to do next. His health, both physical and mental are slipping away. He is not able to work, has no social life and angry as hell that this is happening to him. Once again I'm pointing to Yutopar as the cause. This can't just be a coincidence that all of our adult children are suffering from mental/emotional issues after the use of Yutopar for preterm labor. It can't!!!

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Yes, I told him about the Ritodrine and that it appears that he is not alone. He went on a big story about EMD dumps and how anti psychotics only paralyzed the frontal lobe which have nothing to do with EMD. I don't know what he is even talking about but describes pyschosis as the same thing that happens when you are near death and go somewhere else. The bottom line is he kind of ignored what I said and moved to a new story.

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We can't share personal information like phone numbers, email or home addresses, but it WOULD be extremely helpful if we could contact one another. Pretty much limits us to just sharing experiences with the drug and its effects on our children, also receive support from others, it helps to know that you are not alone. I find it shocking the number of illnesses our adult children have in common. Seems blatantly clear that Yutopar is the connector in their lives. Finding someone to listen and help prove this is the roadblock we keep running into. I've discussed this with psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, primary doctors, ER doctors, my OBGYN, TBI specialists at a major hospital in MD and not one of them even considered that Yutopar could have caused this. I also suggested they read other posts from moms on these sites. Got nothing, no interest period.

I've gotten to the point now that I've given up on finding help and just try to make it from one day to the next with my son. Constantly told meds are the only thing that will help, yet after trying almost everyone out there, plus combinations of drugs, he gets worse each day. I wake each morning worrying that he has given up on fighting this hell (and he has fought it) and decided that he has had enough. Hospitalization seemed to make his symptoms so much worse. And we also lost his trust in us. I would suggest contacting the FDA and informing them that you took this drug, symptoms you or your child are experiencing and year it was taken. Don't expect anything in return, but at least it will be documented in their records. In the meantime, you can search online for Yutopar aka Ritodrine and may find more help there.

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My mom told me when I was 19 about being given yutopar when she was pregnant with me. I'm 31 now. She only told me about a possible side effect on sterile babies. It's something I've always wondered about, especially since I have yet to conceive a child. But reading this thread has me realizing that maybe the anxiety I've experienced since I was a preteen is from this. Idk though, because it's taken me years to even find information on this drug. Until today. What other things do I need to worry about? Has anyone else heard of the children being sterile?

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Re: mig (# 108)

I did contact that journalist. She responded that she was not interested in following up.

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Re: mig (# 108)

I was never even told it was experimental. .Noone ever said a word to me at General Hospital in Nashville TN

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Re: Mdijon (# 115)

Changes occur around puberty, I believe, although one of my daughters began exhibiting debilitating social anxiety before then.

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Re: mig (# 116)

It was an oncologist who specializes in blood disorders....he tested her blood for everything... Even though he's a cancer doctor, Jens white blood cell count was extremely high and her red blood cell count was extremely low, he was determined to find out why...she was really low on iron and had to have a blood transfusion, two pints , these was why she was referred to this doctor... Girl I'm so in hopes that if this is a clue to these kids getting better or at least some answers as to why....I would be over the moon happy!

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Re: PatAdkins (# 120)

Pat, how is your daughter doing? Learn anything from her lab tests?

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Re: Martha (# 122)

Hi Martha, good to hear from you....she passed out, fell onto a laundry basket and slit her arm underside from elbow to armpit. After 42 stitches and two days in ICU, I finally got her home...the diagnostics had been postponed til January 23rd but now we have to reschedule til march as it takes at least two months to get in. Why? I'm not sure, but I intend to ask a lot of questions. Hoping things are going better for you...I will keep in touch and let you know as soon as I find something out...God bless you and your family.

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I am sort of relieved to find that other women have concerns about this drug. I was given the drug during two pregnancies in 1982 then in 1984. The first, a son now 36 has suffered from severe ADD. The second, a daughter suffers from major depression. Both have struggled substantially in spite of support. I was told that it would have no negative effect on the fetus but some , maybe on the mother's heart and\or kidneys. I have had high blood pressure ever since the delivery of the first child. My blood pressure prior to taking the drug was always normal to low.
Thank you for providing this opportunity to share my experience.

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Re: mig (# 129)

We are not alone. I’ve posted here before. My twin daughters struggle with these same issues. I was on Yutopar in 1988. They turn 30 next month. One daughter’s problems began manifesting when she was about 10 or so; the other in high school. The prescribing doctor claims no knowledge of the drug being taken off the market or of any complaints about it.

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Re: MJ704 (# 130)

That’s what all of the doctors tell me. They are trying to put as much space between our kids illnesses and their prescribing the drug. Spoke with a psychiatrist today that had never heard of it, which is understandable since he isn’t an OBGYN. Asked him to read up on it. I hope that he does, it would be interesting to find out if any of his other patients mothers were given Yutopar. Seems like the ages of the patients in the mental health facility were between mid 20’s to 30’s. Also, why wouldn’t they be interested in learning more about a drug that could possibly be responsible for some mental illnesses?

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Re: mig (# 131)

Exactly. I shared it with a local therapist as well. She even wrote down the name of the drug. There was no follow up, however. I thought it could be very helpful in her practice, but then her salary comes from treating the symptoms.

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Re: Pat Adkins (# 134)

This would be fantastic! Thanks for finding someone that may be able to help our kids.

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Re: Reen (# 140)

I’m in Virginia. Both of my children were born here.

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Re: Reen (# 140)

Submitted a request to the fetal development symposium taking place next week in Washington, DC.

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Re: Reen (# 140)

Hi. I have been following these sites on and off for years. I have found studies that have been conducted that indicate exposure to ritodrine may explain the increased risk of autism, psychiatric disorders, poor cognitive and motor functions and school performance, and changes in blood pressure. "Ritodrine inhibits neuronal nitric oxide synthase, a potential link between tocolysis and autism". I was wondering if your cousin thinks these studies would make any difference in pursuing a law suit?

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I am one of the babies that was in my mothers womb when given ritodrine in 1991 (I was born jan 3 92) . The amount of medical and mental issues that have effected my life over the years is absolutely astonishing. I would be a perfect example for any lawsuit. I was born breach with the cord wrapped around my neck. My parents wont admit but I always attributed certain aspects of my life to: having to have had oxygen loss at birth because of this. Some close friends of mine know I feel as though I have slight forms of autism. People think I make this up because of my personality and wittiness. I could go more into detail (I do still show signs however no one attributes them to being autistic, they thing I have resorted back to drugs, which isn't the case) but along the way I have trained myself to be outgoing, by putting myself being in uncomfortable situations I have been able to acclimate well. However because my lines of work only my close friends see it this way as well but internally I struggle silently and enormously. I had major kidney surgery at 3/4 yrs old, a routine surgery of 2 hrs took 7hrs because when the nephrologist got in me, my ureters were wrapped around my stomach liver and bladder causing "Back plumbing". That is a very dumbed down version of what happened, I had many complications before during and after the surgery and I continue to suffer as an adult from the results of. I urinated blood for quite some time before the surgery causing (now at 28 realizing) horrible ptsd. I have had fainting spells my whole life and lifealtering migraine a glance of the tiny crack of light from a side of the door could feel like I am sitting in front of sun gazing at it for hours. The pain is off the charts, researching treatment I found getting your tragus pierced relieves these types of migranes, so for about the last 8 years I have had minimal, knock on wood, but I do get them occasionally but certainly not as bad, strong and frequent. I did exceptionally well in school growing up although I have had every sickness under the sun, strep 1 year 9 times, mono twice, flu - uncountable and the list goes on. Although I had as in school I could not take standardized tests, because I was " so smart " everyone just thought I was being distracted and just needed to focus more or stop doodling.

People that know me call me a walking encyclopedia, however I couldn't even break a 1000 on my sats- it just doesn't add up. I know I have dyslexia, and possible add or schizoaffective disorder. But again because I was or am smart and a pretty girl - everyone just though I was being dramatic. I can be social inept at times, I'm hyper aware of all my surroundings at all times. I have horrible judgement in situations, my mother for years now has said you are way too smart to make such stupid decisions in life. She refused to believe my issues are from this. It has taken me 10 years to find out what the drugs name was that she was given to stop my early contractions. I stumbled upon 1 baby book she had saved with all the information from my surgery's and her very, very difficult pregnancy -- all written in extreme detail. The fainting spells I experienced allowed docters to realize I have aplastic anemia, lack most if not all essential vitamins, my immune system is compromised and I have a begnin tumor in my brain called cholestrolgramula of the apex petrious. I have may side effects of this. I have random deformed bones all through out my body. One of which is my crystal lattus in my brain and at some point in pregnancy, a fatty cells got stuck by this deformed bone and became a begnin tumor stuck in my brain, there are two types one where you just drop dead, apparently mine is the latter where you see signs of growth, basically stroke symptoms would happen. The surgery to remove is compromising and difficult so unless necessary, the location is difficult to get to, the doctor saw no reason to operate prematurely. So I was explained. The doctors attributed this to all the previous issues ive had in life. I never felt like the tumor was the sole reason because there are so many health issues ive had over the years, I always felt there had to be a bigger picture going on. I have searched for hours because I have been diagnosed with a rare form of an auto immune disease - dermagraphism/dermabiographism and multiple forms of urcartia (cold hot, rashes, welts, water air pressures, hives), that I have had and will continue having for life. I am non stop itchy all day, every day because I am allergic to physical pressure. (side note: before my kidney surgery the dr had me on bactrum for about a year prior - makes no sense as to why she thought that was suiting since you are to prescribe it for 5 days at a time but I thought this was why I had the auto immune happen- however going through baby pictures I had these markings before that point at 2/3 yrs old so it must not hae been because of the bactrum although I do think it has some slight part possibly).

Yes you read that right, physical pressure. Most people experience at max 2 months worth of dermagraphism from taking antibiotics and it goes away. Not me since infancy I can itch myself to relief the pain to the point where I could bleed, I know and have known better than to do that. But it has and continues to cause unbelievable amount of anxiety and irritability. The moment the pressure is released .. Ie, release of a hug, move of your bra strap, adjustment of pants, removing shoes after all day the lace marks, basically day to day antics- makes welts and imprints for at least 45 mins and coincides with 10 outta 10 itchiness. Most of my life I didn't know everyone else wasn't itchy like that until a few years ago when I went to school for special effects makeup where they thought I may have been allergic or gained an allergy to latex, unfortunately it was not that, that would have atleast been manageable. Doctors tell me to just learn to cope, the one medicine they prescribes was doxepin - I told the doctor it made me want to jump off bridge, I also fell asleep while drive and crashed thankfully okay, and she said there are no other medicine she could prescribe. (the only medicine I have every found to help most if not all my symptoms I feel in life are doses of gabapentin a nerve pain receptor medication and also thc - edible forms work best for me over smoking but both do far better than any drugs.)

Tell me when you feel that way, itchy or anxiety ridden yourself once in a while, if someone tells you to learn how to just cope - does that help you? No it absolutely does not. Especially when you feel this way all day. Every day. For as long as I live. Its unbearable.

It doesn't end there. I have suffered mental instability my whole life. I have an unexplainable anger towards my mom for what really has no reason for, I just cannot help myself from being irritable towards everything she does. Which I feel intense guilt for because I literally cannot stop it no matter how hard I try. There comes to a certain point mentally where I get so frustrated I shut down and to best describe it, cannot communicate; as if my mouth cant connect to my brain, knowing what I want to say but physically cannot speak. I rerun scenarios in my mind constantly, to practice ways of having to communicate to avoid this because its debilitating and exhausting. Its almost comparable to how football players have their brain injuries, that's how I feel. I cant sleep or I sleep to the point where a whole day could pass by. My mind does not stop, it consistently keeps running non stop. Anywhere from 2 to 6 thoughts are always running through of what needs to be done, get done along the way, schedules, new ideas, ways to improve day to day functions, reading and keeping up with the times, new art projects, getting back to clients and payments out and in, and even memories or things I have said and done in the past replay consistently. Creating the feeling that I could have done these things different or more effectively, better, or the overwhelming feeling of shame of how a situation went on or down, or guilt for any sort of reason. Ive dealt with residual drug and alcohol addictions from most of my 20s because I can not cope with life and its entirety and cant understand way because I have always made good money but never have to show for. I have outlandish scheduling set up that I do myself and carry with me and in my house but somehow cannot make it on time to anything, even if I allot myself more than enough time.

I have made some of the poorest choices in men although I knew I shouldn't have I could legitimately not stop myself. I know better but in that moment I just cannot make the proper judgement. Its like my brain cannot wire itself right and it is inexplicable to get across as a point of a reason because " its not a reason". I have been in severe physically and mentally abusive relationships in my life, boyfriend and friend wise. I am 100% emotionally unstable, as ive gotten older I cannot hold or maintain a loving or foreseeable marital relationship. It haunts me daily because love seems to be the only thing I am undoubtable able to give in it entirety and no matter how much ppl around me use and abuse me for that, I cant seem to stop being so naive that you cant trust and love everyone. I find myself crying for no reason for things that have no reason to cry for just because I can not express myself in words. I deal with multiple reasons for the ptsd that I suffer from. My memory is pristine, but I cant articulate what I am seeing. My artist ability is natural yet I am so analytically sound. I am ambidextrous in all aspects of my life, premierely write with my right hand but write, paint, shoot, throw, play darts, taekwondoe, you name it, just as well with my left, which is 1% of all people who have that capability. My eye sight is diminishing, my mother and I share the same contact prescription, mine is slightly different because I have bad astigmatisms in both my eyes. Recently my hands have been having tremors lately and I can see that I am not as strong as I once was but have never need more fit in shape and eating healthy wise ever in my life, and yet my eyes cant focus on a focal point most of the time. My shoulder randomly dislocated up and forward, shifting all my bones in my upper body. The doctor said that it is probably form wear and tear of the shoulder. I had dislocated it and popped it back in, and didn't realize it because it was already so out of line, it just clicked back in. Its extremely painful, I hadn't had health insurance the last 6 months so had to continue to work as a bartender and I professional paint, do special effects for tv and beauty makeup. All I use is my upper and full body. My joints feel as though they are shredding apart, I am able to dislocate both my hips for as long as I can remember, being called snapping hip syndrome, they just slide out of place non stop. I stay physically active but over the last year it has become much more difficult, my exhaustion has become more immense; I had thought my mono caused me to have chronic fatigue syndrome. Some days it feels I cannot get up out of bed.

If I sit up or stand up to fast, dizziness spells and the feeling of fainting occurs. My muscles are always tight and feel like they are contracted. I have always been unusually strong, my stature is 5'2 120lbs and I could lift more than most guys. I also do karate now as an adult, I started two years ago at 26 to help me get mentally strong once I felt some what better from the abusive relationship I was in. It has helped in a lottttttt of ways that most people describe martial arts attributing in their lives. - I have seen a therapist for about 4 years ( leaving about a year ago) for addiction, abuse, self abuse not in the form of self harm but probably every other way, life coaching and learning how to cope with life in a way that I can practically use in term. I have had thoughts of suicide in the past as far back as middle school. I have random heart palpitations lasting anywhere from 5 seconds to hour(s), I always just figured it was because of my drug use and being pumped with morphine at 3 yrs for surgery - I have an unbelievably high tolerance to any and all drugs. No matter what type, my body could take abnormally high doses and be able to tolerate it, but I cant drink milk or simple foods that are normal to be able to digest. I have had all types of digestive issues with sensitivity. I recently got food poisoning over the 2019 summer from chicken, which has lasted the last 6 months of effects. Doctors don't believe me that it has effected me this badly this long. But I had mono for over 6 months when in high school. When I get sick, I'm deathly sick. To be honest I am myself surprised that I am still alive, I know I have an angel watching over me because that could legitimately be the only explanation why I am still alive, I have defied unremarkable odds.

I hope in some way this can help in future research for this problem because this cannot be that I am just one off with all these problems.

I truly believe that there are other children that are effected by this but maybe aren't as analytical or detective like attributes, I can depict and see what most cannot because of my upbringing which honestly I would have no other way. I am highly respected by so many people because of my personality and ability to be bluntly honest, realistic and self or other aware; most people tell me I'm just nuts to think that I'm like one of these kids and that this is all just in my head. But I know I am not nuts or neurotic. I have just reached an age were I am able to mentally connect and associate the causes of my life from being in therapy for so long and having a few good doctors and mentors in my life. I attract a wide variety of people in my life from what ive been told I magnetize people because of my intriguing life and lifestyles. Most people all other reasons as to why I shouldn't believe this and that I didn't go get my doctorate although I made it half way through nursing bsn program with a 3.67gpa, teachers didn't understand why I wanted to drop out they all believed and had a meeting to try and stop me since they truly thought I would have became an astounding doctor myself. I pick things up that I finding puzzling very easily and learn everything I can so to this day I still read many medical journals and articles of all natures amongst may other worldly findings.

So for someone like me, I am not believed - how could the pretty outgoing girl not be happy and want to live or be depressed for years and no one know. How could she be so sick and everyone just write it off and attribute it to a number of things, yet not to the one things that really caused it . It is walks like a duck and quacks like a dumb, its certainly not an elephant; that much I can tell you.

When so many people have the same stories and connections in life to their babies and selves who were administered this medicine how could the fda not do something about this. Its absolutely f***ing ridiculous.

Like I said I hope in some way that this could help others in the future see that all their small signs and symptoms are ten different illnesses but really all stem from 1 core source.

I tried to give an exact account of most of my major medical issues, in case I do end up like one of these poor parents children whom had randomly passed away around the age I am currently at.

I live in nj, so if there is any way I can contribute I would. If I am unable to, my parents arent unreasonable they just havent been brough straight evidence that is this all correlated, and coming from me quite frankly along they would think it was bs, or brush it off so that it isnt something I only focus my life on or around; naturally.

If youre child is one that feels theres symptoms and signs and emtional issues. The best thing you can do for that child is get them a really good therapist- no matter how much they may not want to go, I garuentee you it will be one of the best things that enteres their life and they will be greatful for. If they have drug or alcohol problems and relapse, continue to help them, because they cannot help themselfs. Just like someone that has liver disease and they cannot help their body from turning jaundice, someone with a mental disease cannot help their mind from turning on itself. Their brain and heart function is just like any of other internal organ fuction and sometimes it needs the right medicine combination, it can take a few different regamins or times or reguidence to get back on tract. There has to be something out there that can reconnect what went wrong in all of us because of this medicine. I refuse to believe that it cant be undone, I really feel like with a good team of doctors and research something can be done so random children like myself just doesn't drop dead at 27. Ignorance is bliss for those who cant see past what they choose, but by being there consistantly and actually listening can make that difference for your children.

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