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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Pregnancy question
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Pregnancy question
by suzanita, Dec 07, 2004 12:00AM
Hi. I have been hearing voices for a few years now. I do not have any other signs of schizophrenia or other mental illness. I currently take Risperdal and go back and forth with different medications. I'm planning to get married very soon and get pregnant. The problem is, if I go off the meds, the voices will be louder and I will be annoyed and probably be unable to sleep so I dont know what to do. All I want is a healthy baby. Does anyone know what the percentage in risk it is to have a baby on meds? I also must mention I take a very tiny dose and it works for me. I've heard about magnet therapy and heard that it can take away the voices for a few months but I dont know where to go for that or if my insurance will cover it. Please help! Thanks!!!!!!
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Dec 09, 2004 12:00AM
, Dec 09, 2004 12:00AM
this is too important a question to try to answer here. You should go to psychopharmacologist in some nearby university center. Ask your doctor for a referral. It is very likely that your insurance will cover that consultation.
Member Comments (2)
by cynthia26, Dec 08, 2004 12:00AM
To: o.b/mental doctor...
hello i'm 2 month's pregant and i am taking some med's for my mental illness and i am soooo!! worried that some of these meds are going to harmful for my baby can you help me by telling me if these med's are harmful to my unborn and if so what med's could i take so im not to manic........ or pantic... my med's are seroquel,rameron,klonapen .... thanks for ur help !!!!
