Vent I guess...unable to TTC #2 due to meds

Re: Vent I guess...unable to TTC #2 due to meds

• astroMom member

  May 2011

  I'm in a similar situation.  Honestly, I'm not sure if another bio. kid is in the cards for us.  (not implying that is the case for you)  I try to put it out of my head as much as possible.  DH & I had to "table" the discussion with a *set date* to discuss it.  At first we just tabled, and I was still obsessing, as I didn't know when we would revisit it.

  I'm 31, and I feel a bit of the clock pressure, too.  Do whatever you can to not let it stress you out, though.  I know it is tough!
  

  DS born 8/2010 - preliminary stages of SN int'l adoption - fur mama to 2 shelter dogs;  cloth diapering, babywearing, EBFing mama

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• dusk42

  May 2011

  
  

  Can you work with your doctor or another doctor who has more experience in treating pregnant women to find alternatives?  

  
  

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• wendymichelle77

  May 2011

  I was on 300mg of Luvox and 4mg of Klonopin (clonazepam) a day before I got pregnant.  I talked to my psychaitrist and she was very supportive of my decision.  She switched me to 80mg of Prozac and I stayed on the 4mg clonazepam throughout my pregnancy with my OB's permission.  He wanted me to try to cut down as much as possible so during most of the pregnancy I was able to only take 2mg........morning and night.......with the extra 2mg if I needed them.  The last 6 weeks of my pregnancy I got down to .50mg a day.  My baby was born on 80mg Prozac and .50mg clonazepam and he suffered no withdrawel symptoms, only spent two hours in the NICU because he had a chirp in his breathing that they wanted to monitor but he was totally fine so they kicked him out and back to the regular nursery.  We were both able to come home at the right time (I had a c-section so I can't remember if it was 3 or 4 days).

  Once the baby was born I was switched back to 300mg of Luvox and resumed my 4mg a day of clonazepam. 

  I think the main thing is feeling comfortable taking the meds during pregnancy, realizing there is a small risk for neural tube defects in the first trimester (which most psychiatrists will tell you that OB's blow WAY out of proportion to protect their behinds), and finding both a psychiatrist and OB that will work together on your treatment plan.  Mine were in constant contact with each other throughout my pregnancy and both agreed it was better to keep me stable and on the meds than to try to take me off of them...........greater risk to the baby for me to be unstable.

  I just wanted to let you know that it is possible to get pregnant and have a successful pregnancy while taking meds.  I'm also 34 years old.  And if you are looking at my ticker and seeing that my son was a month premature that had nothing to do with the meds.  I developed severe pre-eclampsyia and HELLP syndrome and he had to be taken by emergency c-section.

  Hope this helps.

  

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• sparklerose member

  May 2011

  wow, thanks everyone for the supportive responses. I dont know how I feel about beign on the meds during pregnancy. It scares me, it is very nice to hear a success story!

   I am being treated by my family practice doc for my anxiety, since I did not seek treatment until after 6 months post partum, they refer you to your primary care. I like and trust my fp doc, and she thinks it would be best to wait and not ttc until at least being off the clonazepam.

  I also see a psych doc to talk about meds as I had a lot of dosage problems. I have an appt with him soon to discuss it as well.

   Thanks again, you are all so helpful.

  

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• sweetpea18 member

  May 2011

  I was on 100mg of zoloft while ttc and my entire pregnancy with baby #2. I went on the zoloft after having dd1. After finding out I was pregnant with dd2, I felt that the risks of being on the meds were much less than the risk of me being a hot mess without them. My ob was perfectly fine with me being on it and agreed that it was probably better for me to continue taking it. As you can see in my sig, I have a perfectly healthy baby!

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