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Pregnancy and safe antidepressants

I am currently taking cymbalta and have been for 2 years. It works well on my depression. However, since it is a newer antidepressant there hasn't been much research done on it as to weaather it to the fetus. My doctors have suggested that I stop taking the cymbalta but do not seem to have any suggestions of an antidepressant that I can take in place of it that will be safe. Cymbalta has worked well for me. Unfortunately, not taking an antidepressant during pregnancy is not an option for me. The information on the web seems to be contradictary. Any suggestions??
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lexapro is considered a safe one to take while preg. also zoloft. my doc though wont let me take any though >;(  good luck!
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I would work together with a good psychiatrist and a good pharmacist. They will be far more knowledgable about the meds than any other doctors. Some say prozac is safe, my cousin (a pharmacist) has seen some very troubling information on Paxil as of late) all they can do are retrospective type studies, it is considered unethical to test pg women. So what many pharm companies do is create a registry and when a pg woman goes ona  med, she goes on the registry. Any side effects she experiences while pg are reported to the registry and any issues with the baby after delivery should also be reported.

Hopefully you can work with the above named professionals to find a solution that works for you and puts your baby at minimal risk.


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