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ADD during pregnancy
I had been on Adderall for about two years when I found out I was pregnant (about 5 months ago) I immediately quit taking the medication at that time. I am now 25 weeks pregnant and finding my symptoms to be getting worse and worse daily--has anyone else dealt with ADD during pregnancy and if so how did you cope? I am beginning to feel a little like i am losing my mind and and like i might run out of my job screaming at any moment.
I need some guidance. I have been on Dexedrine and now vyvanse since I was 12 yrs old. My husband and I are trying to conceive. I ovulated last week , so I decided okay I'm not taking my vyvanse anymore. So I went to work on Monday without my med( I'm a physician assistant and have a very busy schedule). I didn't get anything done the whole day. I was completely useless. I seriously don't know how I'm going to function for 9 months.
dollyn - From your response it is clear that you do not personally suffer from ADD. My doctor refused to prescribe my medicine when he found out I was pregnant with my first. You have no idea what its like to be able to function perfectly one day and then not at all the next. So dollyn - keep your comments to yourself, we're not interested in hearing what you have to say.
Clou23 - all the best to you. My husband and I just started trying for Baby #2 and we have agreed, with my obgyn, that I will remain on my meds in some capacity. I have faith that under the care of my doctor and with the support of my family we will all make it through my next pregnancy okay. I just can't imagine going through another pregnancy feeling so "unlike myself", depressed and scatter-brained.
Clou23 - all the best to you. My husband and I just started trying for Baby #2 and we have agreed, with my obgyn, that I will remain on my meds in some capacity. I have faith that under the care of my doctor and with the support of my family we will all make it through my next pregnancy okay. I just can't imagine going through another pregnancy feeling so "unlike myself", depressed and scatter-brained.
Clearly dollyn is more into creating fear and being judgmental than helping others. I get so frustrated when I read these types of comments. I can only assume dollyn has not suffered from ADD. I too take the same vitamins and it is NOT a substitute for ADD medication. For anyone who truly suffers from ADD or ADHD you should consult with your physician. I appreciate the people who have given their experiences above and the reasons they made their choices. I am now 6 weeks pregnant and having a very hard time without my medication. I am trying to stay off of all medication during my pregnancy but cannot suggest it is right for everyone. I have suffered from ADD for years and found the only relief was medication. For each woman your choice will be your choice and do not allow people to describe these medications as illegal drugs. No healthy minded mother would put illegal drugs in their system whilw pregnant and this is NOT the same as speed.
I hope you know if you take these drugs while you are having a baby and after words that what you really are taken is just like speed. would you go and get speed and take it while you where going to have your baby or breast feeding? I would hope not.
The side effects of these drugs can cause really bad side effects like.
stroke
seizures
sudden death
heart problems.
instead of taken these very bad drugs you should ask your doctor if you can take Vitamin B6 and Omega -3-6-9 and Vitamin C and Vitamin B12. These are very good for the brain and dont have all the bad side effects. My son takes then along with a Childrens Multivitamin every day.And my son takes them and have seem to help him some.
The side effects of these drugs can cause really bad side effects like.
stroke
seizures
sudden death
heart problems.
instead of taken these very bad drugs you should ask your doctor if you can take Vitamin B6 and Omega -3-6-9 and Vitamin C and Vitamin B12. These are very good for the brain and dont have all the bad side effects. My son takes then along with a Childrens Multivitamin every day.And my son takes them and have seem to help him some.
Hey,
I have sort of an interesting situation. I have taken dexedrine since I was in the 7th grade. We were not planning a pregnancy. In fact, we were working really hard to not get pregnant, because I was going to start chiropractic school, which is a four program. It would have cost lost of $$$ and a pregnancy midway through would have not been good. I was on a birth control that made my period go away and my husband and I were using condoms bc. the birth control was very time sensitive (had to take within an hour of the day that you took it before).
So I made till week 11 without knowing that I was pregnant. That is one week away from being done with the first trimester. Then I went off medication cold turkey and it was HELL. Absolute HELL. I could not do anything. My house was a disaster, work was impossible, my self-esteem horrible. I will say that I was really snuggly though. The hormones were pretty good, so there were times that I did feel okay about myself. I gained 50 lbs. I didn't even feel like myself. I felt like I had forgotten who I was.
After my daughter was born, it was good to not be on any medication at first because I could sleep when the baby slept and, being on meds falling asleep in the middle of the day is pretty hard. However, it would have been nice to be able to think. After about six weeks I called the ped. nurse and she said that it was okay for me to take the meds while I was breastfeeding everything was great for the three weeks I took it. Then I got to thinking about it and asked my friend that was a pharmacist and he said that it was not a good idea, so I stopped. I did not notice a change in her at all. It seemed that it did not effect her.
I only breast feed for six months and sometimes I would cheat and take my meds but not every day. I would try to pump and dump.
I use to stay awake and wonder if I ruined my baby by being on medication that first trimester. She is 3 now and she is totally fine. It is a little early to see if she has a disorder like ADD, but she is very smart. She is already starting to read.
When we started trying for our second child, I went off meds right from the get go and had a miscarriage after 11 weeks. I got pregnant again but had a tubal pregnancy.
We are going to start trying again soon and I recently came across an article on this website http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/910.html I have decided that I am not going to take the medication everyday, but if I have company coming and I have to get the house together I might take half a dose. My mental health is important too. No meds is so hard and I get really depressed when I can't think or do anything because my mind won't work. Also I have a little girl that needs attention and she needs a mom that wants to get out and do stuff. Doctors will aways err on the side of caution and will tell that you that no drugs is the best option but doctors also understand that no drugs is not the only option.
Here is another website that gives some more info on the issue http://www.ncgiadd.org/pdf/Medications.pdf
The drug itself is considered a class C drug. Which means they don't really know what the effects are. I know that it is said that in lab rats that their are adverse effects on the fetus, but the dose that they give to lab rats is much higher then the dose for person.
Back in the day pregnant women use to drink and smoke and look the children of that generation turned out fine. I am in no way advocating this but 9 months plus the time spent nursing is along time to not even feel like yourself.
I'm sure people are going to really let me have it for admitting this and my plans for the future. But people have an opinion about everything. The last time I was pregnant my mom and my husband wanted me to quit bar tending because I was around second hand smoke. I mean come on... I said, "You guys are crazy if you think that I can find and learn some new kind of office job with out my meds. Oh, and also find an employer that wants to hire women that is about to go on maternity leave in six months."
I have sort of an interesting situation. I have taken dexedrine since I was in the 7th grade. We were not planning a pregnancy. In fact, we were working really hard to not get pregnant, because I was going to start chiropractic school, which is a four program. It would have cost lost of $$$ and a pregnancy midway through would have not been good. I was on a birth control that made my period go away and my husband and I were using condoms bc. the birth control was very time sensitive (had to take within an hour of the day that you took it before).
So I made till week 11 without knowing that I was pregnant. That is one week away from being done with the first trimester. Then I went off medication cold turkey and it was HELL. Absolute HELL. I could not do anything. My house was a disaster, work was impossible, my self-esteem horrible. I will say that I was really snuggly though. The hormones were pretty good, so there were times that I did feel okay about myself. I gained 50 lbs. I didn't even feel like myself. I felt like I had forgotten who I was.
After my daughter was born, it was good to not be on any medication at first because I could sleep when the baby slept and, being on meds falling asleep in the middle of the day is pretty hard. However, it would have been nice to be able to think. After about six weeks I called the ped. nurse and she said that it was okay for me to take the meds while I was breastfeeding everything was great for the three weeks I took it. Then I got to thinking about it and asked my friend that was a pharmacist and he said that it was not a good idea, so I stopped. I did not notice a change in her at all. It seemed that it did not effect her.
I only breast feed for six months and sometimes I would cheat and take my meds but not every day. I would try to pump and dump.
I use to stay awake and wonder if I ruined my baby by being on medication that first trimester. She is 3 now and she is totally fine. It is a little early to see if she has a disorder like ADD, but she is very smart. She is already starting to read.
When we started trying for our second child, I went off meds right from the get go and had a miscarriage after 11 weeks. I got pregnant again but had a tubal pregnancy.
We are going to start trying again soon and I recently came across an article on this website http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/910.html I have decided that I am not going to take the medication everyday, but if I have company coming and I have to get the house together I might take half a dose. My mental health is important too. No meds is so hard and I get really depressed when I can't think or do anything because my mind won't work. Also I have a little girl that needs attention and she needs a mom that wants to get out and do stuff. Doctors will aways err on the side of caution and will tell that you that no drugs is the best option but doctors also understand that no drugs is not the only option.
Here is another website that gives some more info on the issue http://www.ncgiadd.org/pdf/Medications.pdf
The drug itself is considered a class C drug. Which means they don't really know what the effects are. I know that it is said that in lab rats that their are adverse effects on the fetus, but the dose that they give to lab rats is much higher then the dose for person.
Back in the day pregnant women use to drink and smoke and look the children of that generation turned out fine. I am in no way advocating this but 9 months plus the time spent nursing is along time to not even feel like yourself.
I'm sure people are going to really let me have it for admitting this and my plans for the future. But people have an opinion about everything. The last time I was pregnant my mom and my husband wanted me to quit bar tending because I was around second hand smoke. I mean come on... I said, "You guys are crazy if you think that I can find and learn some new kind of office job with out my meds. Oh, and also find an employer that wants to hire women that is about to go on maternity leave in six months."
Hello,
I am a new mom of a little boy (6 months old next week) and I have been taking adderall and been treated for ADD since the third grade. I am now 22 and my husband is also ADD. My pregnancy was so hard and I couldn't work, even when I tried just to get out of the house and work in the office doing an easier load I felt so impatient every second. I don't know what all you are experiencing, but I know that my pregnancy was ten times harder because of my ADD. The sleepy headaches and the emotional part (stress, lack of motivation, severe mood swings, etc.) are what stand out to me the most. I was miserable!!
I am a new mom of a little boy (6 months old next week) and I have been taking adderall and been treated for ADD since the third grade. I am now 22 and my husband is also ADD. My pregnancy was so hard and I couldn't work, even when I tried just to get out of the house and work in the office doing an easier load I felt so impatient every second. I don't know what all you are experiencing, but I know that my pregnancy was ten times harder because of my ADD. The sleepy headaches and the emotional part (stress, lack of motivation, severe mood swings, etc.) are what stand out to me the most. I was miserable!!
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