Need Advise on Getting Pregnant and Anti-depressants.

M.:

Please do NOT go off your meds without consulting your doctor.

First things first... who do you get your meds from? Your family doctor or your psychiatrist?

Second.. who told you you would have problems getting pregnant while on the meds?

I am a mother of a 19 month old little girl and I suffer from severe anxiety problems. I am on 100 miligrams of zoloft and feel great! When I got pregnant I was on 50 miligrams and as the pregnancy progressed, my psychiatrist increased the miligrams since your blood levels increase and would dilute the medicine. After giving birth I went down to 75 miligrams but for whatever reason I didn't feel as good on that and went up to 100 and haven't been better!

I made sure that my OBGYN knew and approved of me being on zoloft during the pregnancy. She preferred I not be on medicine but said their was not any danger to me or the baby. Very little of the Zoloft passes to the baby, and what does pass they said was not harmful at all.

Welbutrin I am not familiar with. I had severe side affects with Welbutrin and got off of that many years ago. It may be that the complication could be with that medicine, but I don't know.

What I do know is that stress and depression will make it very difficult to get pregnant and/or remain pregnant. If you are being treated for depression, then being on the medicine will help you eliminate one major hurdle... depression.

The key is to be sure that your Pychiatrist and OBGYN have the same information. Your OBGYN will possibly call your Psychiatrist which is a good thing.

I wish you the best of luck and regardless of what non-medical individuals tell you, you need to do what is right for you and your baby! Whatever you decide will work!

Sincerely,
H.

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I was on Wellbutrin when I was pregnant. I have never heard of it being hard to get pregnant on anti depressants! But I would not recommend getting off of them. My life is a lot easier being on them then being off!My daughter is 22 months and pretty advanced for her age, sop i would have to say it has not had an impact on her functioning or anything like that. She is VERY healthy also.

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Hi M.-
I would talk to your doctor(s) and let them know your plans.
I was taking Zoloft when I became pregnant with my son. My doctor said it was fine to remain on the drug while my OB disagreed. I stopped cold turkey (which I do not recommend. However, my OB said that there were always options available should I have needed to go on something while pregnant.
Everyone's body is different and your mental health is just as important as your and the baby's physical health.
Good luck!
D.

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Hi,
I believe that I was still taking anti-depressants when I was trying to get pregnant over 4 years ago. I stopped once I was pregnant and then started taking prozac once it was safe. I think I kept taking that till I was done breastfeeding. Do you have a psychiatrist? Perhaps call the Womens clinic at UIC Dept. of Psychiatry or do some research on the net. I've never hears that being on anti-depressants makes it harder to get pregnant.
Good luck.

You should definitely speak to a doctor about the risks to a child from these medications. Usually they will tell you that you need to go off of the medications while trying to get pregnant because of how long they take to get out of your system and that you should not take them during your pregnancy either. However, only a doctor can tell you the safest thing for you and your child...
Good Luck,
P.