Anyone take Trazodone, Lexapro or other Category "C" drugs while pregnant?

AmyF813 · September 2013

I am currently taking 12.5 mg of Trazodone and 5 mg of Lexapro while pregnant (I'm 17 weeks). Unfortunately, I suffer from insomnia, depression and anxiety and my doctor recommended I continue taking the meds throughout the pregnancy to avoid stress to myself and the baby. These meds are Category "C" during pregnancy.

Has anyone taken Trazodone and/or Lexapro while pregnant? I'm very interested to hear about your experiences and how your baby is developing after birth.

wendylouwhoknew · September 2013

I take Wellbutrin. It's the ONLY class C that I could not find any defects documented during prenatal use.

I did extensive research prior to conceiving. I stopped my Effexor and Concerta. I am all over the map with ooh shiny moments, and it's clear the Effexor help my mood swings - I feel like permanent PMS, unfortunately.

Other than hormones, I think the depression is in check, so is anxiety, my ADHD....OMG, it's bad, lol!

Silvermystique13 · November 2013

Hi. I'm taking Concerta, Zoloft, and Trazadone, and I am 9 weeks today. I had asked both my psychiatrist and some OB/GYN professionals well before I became pregnant if what I had been taking would be safe to take while pregnant. My psychiatrist just had no clue what to say one way or the other, but the OB/GYN people said the Concerta should be fine, the Prozac I had been on would have to be switched to Zoloft if I intended to breast-feed, and I'd have to go off the Trazadone by my 3rd trimester. Well, I recently let my psychiatrist know that I am pregnant, and he acted like I'd never asked him about any of this, and that this was a total surprise, even though I told him I'd been TTC since March of this year! Anyway, he said for the time being, I should stay on all my meds. I have no clue if this helps at all, just letting you know what I've found out.

Kaymee · November 2013

I was on Zoloft my entire pregnancy with DS1. I'm almost off it now. I'm having a RCS Monday, and then I'll be starting it back right up to steer clear in PPA.

buckeyebride22 · December 2013

I have been on Zoloft 100mg for this pregnancy and with my DS. I also took Ativan while pregnant with DS and a few times with this pregnancy. I contract when I'm anxious so the benefits defintely outweigh the risks. I had to have a fetal echo because of the Zoloft, but that is it.

MrsM912 · January 2014

I'm only about 3 weeks but was taking Neurontin, Mobic, Wellbutrin, Oseni, benazepril and a muscle relaxer up until a week ago. As soon as I found out i was pregnant my doctor told me to stop all medications except for the wellbutrin which he may try to taper me off of in the coming weeks or months (but me taking the wellbutrin may be saving my husbands sanity...lol)
I've got herniated disks and nerve damage from a car accident (which is what *most* of the meds were for) so the pain is already unbearable since im not on the meds and I know its only going to get worse. It'll all be worth it in the end though.

Gamera3000 · January 2014

I've been taking 10 mg of lexapro for my entire pregnancy and now I'm 31 weeks 2 days. My LO is healthy and strong and right on track.

I'm also taking a couple of lortabs here and there for migraines and that hasn't been a problem either.

My sister took Zoloft throughout her last pregnancy. Her son is five now. He's smart and healthy and never had any problems.

Remember that cat c drugs haven't been "proven" to cause problems in babies. Any associated effects could be correlative, meaning some other factor associated with the drug actually caused the effect. For example maybe people who are depressed also tend to have slow metabolisms (just making up an example) and its the slow metabolism that causes issues, not the antidepressant.

Manada · January 2014

(Not pregnant yet, but delurking anyway)

I've consulted with my ADHD specialist and my family doc about this - and the general advise I've gotten is to remain on my Concerta and lower my dose of Celexa through pregnancy, but NOT to take the Lorazepam (Ativan) - I also have for anxiety. The ADHD specialist reasoned that if I'm already taking away one of my coping mechanisms taking away the Concerta would likely increase my stress level to the point where the increased stress would take its own tolls on the pregnancy.

Lorazepam is a clear category D - so everyone immediately advised NO on that. Concerta and Celexa are both Category C. Celexa is fairly well researched in animals, and I'm reasonably comfortable with the low-risk a minimal dose presents, and Concerta hasn't shown a ton of research yet - though my specialist says that the 36mg dose I'm on can also be considered minimal...

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