Anti Depressants

[Nookie10]

I was diagnosed with depression & anxiety a lil over a yr ago & was put on an antidepressant. I stopped once i found out I was pregnant but my dr recommended that I restart them because of the risks on the baby from my level of stress. So I restarted just a few days ago because I at least wanted to wait until I was out of my first trimester. Now I am 19 wks & still worried about the effects the med will have on the baby. I know a lady that took hers & her son is perfect. But these commercials about anti depressants & pregnancy are driving me crazy. I was ok with the idea until I saw the commercial. Please tell me i am not the only one going through this.

[Nookie10]

Because of the defects it could cause is the reason I did not take them during the first trimester. But you are right, its like I traded one stressor for another. I continue to pray about it daily. I have an ultrasound next week. Maybe seeing that my baby is healthy will help me get through this & make a final decision. I may only continue taking them until I am finished with school which is another 6 wks. I am a single mother of two boys, work full time & school full time so the stress level is through the roof right now. Thats why she wanted me back on the meds. But god has the final say in all this. I think if it is meant for my baby to have defects, it would occur with or without meds. All I can do is continue to pray for guidance

[mommyd2012]

I have been on and off of antidepressants since 16! I was already off of them when I was pregnant with my first and I was on them about a month when I found out I was pregnant with number 2. I stopped right away....but I still worry the fact that I was on them the first month in the first trimester!  

Like you my doctor told me I should go back on them (I just entered the 2nd trimester) but like you the worry was still constantly in the back of my head that I actually threw the pills up every time I took them...it was as if my brain telling me not to take them!

I brought this up to my doctor and she said that yeah they say it can cause birth defects but honestly it's a very small percentage that resulted from taking them and they only place that as the side affect to cover their butts!

In the end it's what you feel is the best for you and baby!

Yes your stress level is high now and antidepressants may help with that but are you going to be trading one stress for another (stressing over the side affects of the antidepressants can be just as bad as the stress you already have)!

Maybe talk with your doctor to try other options...maybe counseling or therapy would help more!

Therapy is the option we are talking about for me if it get to bad!

Best of luck hun. ..keep us posted!