2 g/day. "-- Goodman Gillman 12/e p774"Methyldopa was widely used in the past but is now used primarily for hypertension during pregnancy. It lowers blood pressure chiefly by reducing peripheral vascular resistance, with a variable reduction in heart rate and cardiac output. Katzung 12/e p176Antihypertensives in PregnancySafeContraindicated* LabetaloQ* Alpha methyldopaQ* Calcium channel blockersQ* Hydralazine* Sodium nitroprusside* ACE inhibitorsQ* Reserpine* Loratidine Drug of Choice in PregnancyConditionDrug of Choice* DOC for malaria in pregnancy* ChioroquineQ* DOC for anticoagulation in pregnancy* HeparinQ* Antihypertensive of choice in pregnancy* Alpha-methyldopaQ* Antihypertensive of choice for hypertensive crisis in pregnancy* LabetalolQ* DOC for nausea in pregnancy* Doxylamine & pyridoxineQ* Analgesic of choice during pregnancy* AcitoaminophenQ* Anti-epileptic of choice during pregnancy* PhenobarbitoneQ">