I suffer from depression and stopped taking my medication once I found out I was pregnant. But my lows have been so bad my doctor put me on 50 mg of zoloft at 18 weeks. Has anyone else dealt with this and what was the outcome? It makes me very nervous.
Re: Anyone take depression pills during pregnancy?
Mom to Carter (6), and Calianne (1).
Proud VBAC, natural birth, breastfeeding, cloth diapering momma!
I took Wellbutrin for 7 years before we got pregnant. I did make it a point to get off of them before we got pregnant. But, my doctor told me that Zoloft and Prozac are considered "safe" during pregnancy. Ultimately, your doctor wouldn't do it if it wasn't considered safe and its bad for you to feel depressed or stressed about that while pregnant.
Just enjoy pregnancy, everything will be ok!
Every person is different when it comes to their meds. Staying on them or coming off of them during pregnancy is ultimately something that you should talk about with your doctor. I don't think there are definitive links from meds to miscarriages. If anything, they worry about medication during pregnancy for the brain development. However, there are anti-depressants and meds of that nature which are approved for pregnancy.
I don't thnk that you can chalk up a miscarriage to those meds and in the end, moms health (both physical and psychological) is the MOST important. If you start feeling depressed and such while pregnant, that can also have a detrimental effect on your baby.
Obviously there are people who have been on multiple drugs and had perfectly healthy children....
DS 2/17/15
BFP 6/12/17
EDD 2/18/17
In my case my doctors and I made the decision to wean me off the meds and I'm so grateful that I've been doing pretty good up until this point. It is reassuring to me that I know if I need to go back on meds, it's not a bad thing at all.
As long as you and baby are being closely monitored during your pregnancy you should be fine.
P.S. Never once in our meeting did the geneticist say antidepressants/anxiety/psychotic can cause miscarriage, so please be careful giving out that information.