Can I have kids??

So, I just wanted an opinion. I'm only 17, but thinking ahead. Will I "be able" to have kids? I know I physically CAN, but would it be a horrible choice. The reason I ask is because, first off, I take Paxil and am quite dependent on it (60 mg daily) and all they show are those antidepressant commercials for birth defect babies. So if I did want to get pregnant I would have to get off it, right? And that would probably make me like a bagillion times more at risk for postpartum, and I would want to hurt myself or the baby of course! And even if I did get off, I also have bad chronic Lyme disease, and I know that can be passed to your children and I would hate for them to go through that :( so if I decided to try and adopt a baby, would they even approve me because I take an SSRI and have a "mental disorder"? Is it hopeless? :(

[AnnieBrooke]

I'm not sure Lyme disease can be passed to your children, or at least not automatically.  In your shoes, I would research this question.

A lot of people who are on antidepressants do get pregnant, carry to term, and raise the baby without falling to pieces.  This would be a question to discuss with the doctor who prescribed Paxil.

Good luck!