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Prozac DURING pregnancy

JenyNxDxJenyNxDx
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Well, I guess it isn't technically POSTpartum, seeing as how I'm 23 weeks at the moment, but I started taking prozac 3 days ago.

My doctor and I have been monitoring things from the beginning and I kept hoping that I would slowly start to get better, but that hasn't been the case.It's been a very difficult time so far and instead of getting better, I seem to be getting worse.  At this week's appointment I finally told her I was ready to start treatment, which she thought was a good choice all things considered.

I was on prozac a couple of years ago for OCD and it really helped me sort things out. I'm hoping it will make for a positive change this time around as well.

I'm not particularly looking forward to the 4-8 weeks of side effects that I had last time, but when I really think about it, it's pretty much what I'm already dealing with being pregnant (insomnia and then excessive sleeping, sexual issues - which isn't an issue since that hasn't been happening much as of late anyway).

So here's to hoping for a better tomorrow (or next month and beyond, I suppose).

"There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela
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Re: Prozac DURING pregnancy

  • MrsBonJoviMrsBonJovi
    Good luck. I took prozac during my pregnancy too. Made a world of difference.
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  • wheelsonthebuswheelsonthebus member
    I have been taking a small dose of prozac for a while. I took it all through pregnancy and breastfeeding. It was the only drug that helped my anxiety and depression.

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  • apeape
    If I was not allergic I would be taking it. I took it with the second and was worlds better that pregnancy. 
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