concerned…..

[Marten2009]

Hi everyone
i'm almost 8 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I have been taking cymbalta and welbutrin together for approx 2 years. My RE wanted me off of them, but my OB objected and kept me on them. I stepped in and decided i didnt want to be on them b/c i have read and my RE confirmed this, that cymbalta can cause birth defects. I want to give my baby the best possible chance and i weened myself off of them, the last few days have been hell, i've been sick to my stomach, headache, dizzy you name it.

What i'm most concerned about is that, i go back to the doctor on the 25th for my first OB appointment, im scared to death that when they do an U/S that the heartbeat is not going to be there like it was in the 6 week U/S. I'm afraid of this b/c of what i have been going through the last few days and i'm thinking that this cant be good on my baby…

any thoughts/suggestions/encouragement/advance?


Thanks ladies!
Concerned mamma mandy

[mamaof4410]

When i was pregnant with my fourth baby I was continuing my Norcos for a slipped disc I have in my back. I stopped cold turkey at 5 weeks because I read it could cause brain defects. At 9 weeks I couldn't stand the pain anymore. My ob told me they were safe as long as I took them only when needed. Your doctor will do what is best for you and your baby but if you don't have peace of mind then it will drive you crazy. The withdrawls, i ve heard, can be bad but just be strong. Let your doctor know how your feeling and maybe he can help you. Best of luck to you.

[natkiss]

I'm 27 weeks pregnant with my first baby and I've had some pretty major complications and my baby is doing fine. I think babies are a lot safer in our belly's than we think. Try to relax and think positive thoughts until your appointment , I'm sure everything will be fine. I think every woman who already cares about and loves their unborn baby worries they won't hear the heartbeat, it's completely natural.

[MamaBear0612]

I think no matter what, there's always fear from one appointment to the next...I get nervous/jittery before each appointment, and I'm getting close to 20 weeks along. Each time I hear the heartbeat or see her there's a huge sense of relief and happiness. It's just part of motherhood. Not sure about that specific drug, but I read somewhere that prescription-drug related birth defects were less than 1% of all birth defects. That said, it's probably a good thing you got off those drugs because of the known risks. I've been shoving asthma meds in my body since I got pregnant and it flared up, so I have some of the same concerns, but so far lil bit seems to be faring well.

[CR2010]

Get off wellbutrin stop taking it!

One my doctor gave it to me and when I with to a therapist they told me its a MANS pill an can effect women badly. She then switched me.. I decided to go unmediated because my husband an I were ready to reconcieve ( we had a miscarriage) I ended up finding the best ways to control it on my own, and I'm still medication free two years later.