Pregnancy Medications
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How to Slowly Wean Myself from the PPD Drug, Lexapro?
Asked by Z.Z. from Dallas
on December 15, 2008
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Hello Ladies,
I am currently taking 10 mg. of Lexapro (once daily) for my post partum and have had good success with it. I've been on it since April, 08. We are t...
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- I was on Lexapro for over 5 years before I got pregnant for anxiety attacks. As soon as we started trying to get pregnant I decided to go off it and I decreased my do...
- My sister-in-law and mother-in-law were both on Lexapro and weaned themselves off. My sister-in-law did it successfully via her doctor's help. My mother-in-law tried...
- I did not use Lexapro, but Zoloft for PPD. When I was ready to get off it, I started by shaving a little off every week with a nail file or fingernail clippers. If I...
Pregnancy and Depression.
Asked by C.S. from Killeen
on March 18, 2010
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Ladies,
When I had my first child I suffered from post partum depression. It went undiagnosed and unmedicated. Eventually I felt better and things balanced out an...
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- Could it also be Seasonal Adjustment Disorder? Sitting in the sun for only 15 minutes a day with as much skin exposed as you can (since it is still cold out sometimes...
- I feel terrible when I was pregnant and wish that I would have said something sooner. Apparently it's fairly common to feel depressed with the hormone fluctuations and...
- Yes, it's definitely possible to be depressed while pregnant. It has happened to me every single time I've had a child. Actually, once the baby is born, I go right b...
Bleeding During Pregnancy
Asked by C.E. from New York
on May 12, 2011
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I am just 10 weeks pregnant and while using the bathroom I noticed a light pink blood mixed with discharge when I wiped. It certainly was enough to worry me. I have ha...
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- I had a lot of bleeding with my last pregnancy. Once having to call 911 because I was at work and it was gushing out, They could never find a reason but I carried to...
- I had a little bit of bleeding from weeks 5-6. I am now 32 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby. Good luck and congratulations!
- It's not normal, but it's common, if that makes any sense. Often there's no way to tell where the bleeding or spotting is coming from. With my first, I only had some...
New Pregnancy
Asked by T.F. from St. Joseph
on November 27, 2010
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I have a question about this pregnancy. I just took a test on Wednesday that was positive. This will be my 4th child. My question is this, I found out so early, (3 da...
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- Sorry you are going through this. Keep you appointment either way. If it is a miscarriage they will do blood work and an exam to make sure your body does what its su...
- I am a midwife. I also have 7 children & have had 2 miscarriages, both at 12 weeks. I, personally, would not go to a doc, esp. this early, but that's just me. It coul...
- Go in on Tuesday...and let them do blood work...they will confirm the pregnancy with a urine test...but the blood test will give them a hcg number to work with...and t...
Pregnancy Symptom
Asked by K.M. from Las Vegas
on October 21, 2009
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I feel like I'm the only one that has to deal with this problem. I am 8 weeks pregnant. Luckily, I haven't felt nausea. What is making me sick is I feel like I have ...
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- I had something somewhat similar with both of my pregnancies. I felt like I was going to gag all the time my first 4 or so months, but I had to constantly spit and hac...
- I know it gags you and makes you feel sick even if you don't. I had similar problems but nothing helped and be careful about what you take because some things can cau...
- I felt nauseous and gagged a lot during the first 4 or so months of my pregnany. it wasn't a feeling of something caught in my throat, but I gagged all the time witho...
Molar Pregnancy...
Asked by C.C. from Eau Claire
on January 10, 2011
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So finally after the last 2 weeks of dr appt after dr appt, I have a confirmed molar pregnancy. I'm fine with that, and with the fact that tomorrow morning I'm having...
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- I would follow the doctors orders on this. My two youngest children are 4 years apart and grew up very close, closer then the oldest and middle which are only 17 mont...
- Is there a medical reason for the D&C? I had a miscarriage because of this too and I miscarried naturally. It took me a month or more to actually complete the miscar...
- You call it a dilemma. It's not a dilemma. It's a choice. A dilemma is when there's isn't a choice. Your choice is to do what the doctor recommends, or to ignore ...
What Should I Expect from Pregnancy
Asked by S.G. from Chicago
on June 20, 2012
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Hi moms,
I'm about five months pregnant with my first child. It was an unexpected pregnancy but I am thrilled to be having a child. I'm not so much worried about the...
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- Each labor is different. With my son I had bad back pain. Kind of like really bad menstral cramps. With my daughter she decended really fast so there was alot of press...
- Well, as someone who literally would have died due to complications with both of my labors...(1 - developed eclampsia DURING labor and my kidneys went into failure, an...
- I've had three babies and the labors were all different. Don't be too set on a "plan" because things usually don't go as planned. If you want an epidural, get one. ...
Sex During Pregnancy?
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on August 6, 2009
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Hey, mamas.
I have a personal question. My libido seems to have switched into overdrive since I have hit trimester 2 of my pregnancy. The problem is - my husband ...
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- It is totally normal first off that your libido is high. It is also typical for hubby to feel strange. My husband had a really hard time when he knew we were having a ...
- Hi K.! First of all, congratulations on your little one! I am currently 25 weeks pregnant with baby #2, and my husband sounds just like yours. He claims that he knows...
- OMG...my drive went through the roof until almost the middle of the third trimester for me. It is completely normal. If he is concerned about "hurting" the baby, tr...
Swelling and Pregnancy
Asked by A.M. from New York
on June 29, 2009
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Hi, I am almost 7 months pregnant with baby no. 2! and so far everything has gone very well. My biggest and really only issue right now is swelling. I'm not sure why ...
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- Talk with your doctor, but also be careful about drinking too much water. Your body can only process things so quickly. The excess remains within the cell structure....
- I was very swollen with both of my pregnancies and needed to watch my sodium intake closely. One meal of eating out and I'd blow up like a balloon. Do you notice mor...
- hi A.. i was pre-preeclampsia with my first when doc decided to induce right away, the swelling and pressure starting to go up, etc. so, with my next 2 kids, my doc wa...
Pregnancy Symptoms
Asked by H.E. from Portland
on August 26, 2009
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Hello All,
This is my first post so bear with me. I have been sick off and on with nausea and vomiting for over a month. I am a month late for TOM and just yester...
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- This is probably not something you want to hear, but maybe the doc should check for mono... Crummy, I know! But, it could explain a lot of the symptoms, especially the...
- You didn't say what you've been using for birth control, or if you are using birth control. If the blood test came up negative, how close was it to your TOM? Some ...
- My sister-n-law had all the same symptoms as you including the negative blood test but ended up being prego! It was just too early and for whatever reason, her body j...
