Questions about 'miracle' drug used for breastfeeding
A CBC investigation into domperidone, a drug many women use for breastfeeding — but which some say left them in severe psychological distress.
Domperidone, a gastrointestinal medication, is often prescribed off-label to breastfeeding women in Canada to help increase their milk supply. Many have described it as a "miracle drug" that has helped them feed their babies. But, as a CBC investigation has found, some also believe that withdrawal after they stopped taking the drug left them in severe psychological distress — and even, in some cases, suicidal.
Today, Tara Carman — a senior reporter with CBC's national investigative unit — walks us through her team's findings.