This is a bit frustrating to me. I wish someone had told me how difficult it would be to find an OBGYN who is comfortable providing care for women on SNRIs. I am on Cymbalta, and all the research I had done said it wouldn't be an issue. I spoke to my psych doctor before I became pregnant and they said I would need to talk to an OB, but that it wasn't a big deal. I tried calling OBs about this before I became pregnant, and they told me they would discuss it at my first prenatal appointment. However, now that I AM pregnant, they won't book the prenatal appointment, because they aren't comfortable providing care. Now I'm scrambling to find one. Has anyone else dealt with something similar?
Also, if I was wrong to post this here, please let me know and I will delete.
Re: Finding an OBGYN Who With Work With Psych Meds
I'm on an atypical antidepressant (remeron) that is neither an SSRI nor an SNRI. I was also taking it during my first pregnancy under regular OB care. Since it's also a bit newer and understudied, my regular OB consulted with a maternal fetal medicine specialist just to be sure. My OB office actually partners with an MFM office for all anatomy scans and for patients with high risk conditions. Maybe you can find an OB office with a similar arrangement?