So frustrated, I keep trying to stop taking my meds

SnoopyLuv

I was on meds before pregnancy and went back on them around 8 weeks pp. I have been feeling better and stopped before a few times and decided I would taper. I guess I am still depressed. It drives me crazy. I feel perfectly fine until I am on the second day of the taper and then I'm an angry, pissy mess.

I know it's OK to keep taking my meds, I was just hoping to stop. I really don't care to take them and nurse but I guess I will have to keep up with it. I hope as the summer comes on and we can get out more and into the sun I'll feel better, I usually do.

I just needed to vent. I go and see the psych tomorrow and will get a refill but I just wish I was OK enough to stop.

NewMommy2BeFinally

I was told my by psychiatrist to NOT nurse on my meds. atthe time i was taking Zoloft & Trileptil. He told me NO drug is good when you are nursing. Just letting you know my opinion. That said, i stopped nursing & began taking the medication because i knew that I needed to be better for my self and especially for my children. Hope you get the help you need. If you need someone to talk to i'm all ears!

srbmvp

NewMommy2BeFinally:

I was told my by psychiatrist to NOT nurse on my meds. atthe time i was taking Zoloft & Trileptil. He told me NO drug is good when you are nursing. Just letting you know my opinion. 

There are anti-depressants that are safe to take while nursing, just fyi. You can get a full list, and their level of safety, from kellymom.com.

I also thought it wasn't safe, so I quit BFing at 3 weeks to go on meds... I'm still on the meds now (had to even up my dosage) and safely re-lactated.

srbmvp

SnoopyLuv:

I was on meds before pregnancy and went back on them around 8 weeks pp. I have been feeling better and stopped before a few times and decided I would taper. I guess I am still depressed. It drives me crazy. I feel perfectly fine until I am on the second day of the taper and then I'm an angry, pissy mess.

I know it's OK to keep taking my meds, I was just hoping to stop. I really don't care to take them and nurse but I guess I will have to keep up with it. I hope as the summer comes on and we can get out more and into the sun I'll feel better, I usually do.

I just needed to vent. I go and see the psych tomorrow and will get a refill but I just wish I was OK enough to stop.

I know exactly how you feel, I had to UP my dosage when PPD came back a few months ago... ugh. I'm at the point where I don't even want to try to wean till my kids are in college, I'm afraid of trying to be a good mother while I'm dealing with more depression.

SnoopyLuv

NewMommy2BeFinally:

I was told my by psychiatrist to NOT nurse on my meds. atthe time i was taking Zoloft & Trileptil. He told me NO drug is good when you are nursing. Just letting you know my opinion. That said, i stopped nursing & began taking the medication because i knew that I needed to be better for my self and especially for my children. Hope you get the help you need. If you need someone to talk to i'm all ears!

This is not helpful at all. I appreciate being made to feel more guilty about nursing on my meds (which my pedi and psychiatrist are OK with) thanks for that. Also, it was your trileptil which was the issue, not the zoloft.

And I don't know if you have reading comprehension issues but I said I am on meds and see a psych regularly, I'm just frustrated I'm not better enough to stop my meds.

SnoopyLuv

srbmvp:

NewMommy2BeFinally:

I was told my by psychiatrist to NOT nurse on my meds. atthe time i was taking Zoloft & Trileptil. He told me NO drug is good when you are nursing. Just letting you know my opinion. 

There are anti-depressants that are safe to take while nursing, just fyi. You can get a full list, and their level of safety, from kellymom.com.

I also thought it wasn't safe, so I quit BFing at 3 weeks to go on meds... I'm still on the meds now (had to even up my dosage) and safely re-lactated.

I think the fact that most people think no meds are OK to take is really bad. I think had I not been nursing I would have had such a problem bonding with baby. Nursing has been the one thing that has kept me from running off the deep end or even running away sometimes, knowing I have to be around to feed her.

MrsBraun

I'm sorry to hear you have been wanting to come off and it's not working for you...but, I would say be thankful that your meds ARE working and that you ARE feeling better! That's a great thing! I've been changing meds for 10 months and still have not found something that works really well. I'm not trying to make you feel bad at all, just wanting you to see what you have.

and FWIW, BFing is safe with a whole host of medications, Zoloft being one of them. Good for you for staying with it, I had to quit at 7 weeks because I'm on a whole bunch of meds (incl lithium).

krismodell

Don't worry, my pregnancy was full of meds... Even though she was10.2 and looked beautiful, i had to stay in the hospital so my baby could withdraw from the Subutex I have to take not to relapse back to oxys. My bad habits I  was trying to rid myself of carried over and i heard her cry in pain for hours the second day he was born. That is not he cry a new mom needs to hear. Now i take lonapin and effexor or  else i would sit and watch tv all day feeling guilty and worthless. I am still breastfeeding (not by choice, but she knows what she wants and she only wanted my boobs) at 8months, but she is smart and has been weening to a cup,eating food we eat, and  less boob. So i know the guilt . But after all those diff meds she is 8 big, smart and healthy months old and so happy! I give to Booby- milk, it is gold, that benefit always outweighs the risk. Hope I was of some relief....nice to meet everyone

dusk42

NewMommy2BeFinally:

I was told my by psychiatrist to NOT nurse on my meds. atthe time i was taking Zoloft & Trileptil. He told me NO drug is good when you are nursing. Just letting you know my opinion. That said, i stopped nursing & began taking the medication because i knew that I needed to be better for my self and especially for my children. Hope you get the help you need. If you need someone to talk to i'm all ears!

Your psych is full of crap if he says that NO drug is good while you are nursing - maybe you shouldn't nurse on the Trileptal (i have no idea), but Zoloft is used by many nursing mothers for PPD without incident.  Your "opinion" is just spreading dangerous misinformation.  The benefits of BFing (especially with a depressed mom) outweigh the risks for the safer meds like Zoloft, Welbutrin, etc.   

https://www.aap.org/breastfeeding/files/pdf/Lactmed.pdf