Depression Forums
General => Medication => Topic started by: em89 on September 08, 2013, 07:45:52 PM
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hi
I've been on fluoxetine for 2 years (January 2011) and there's a good chance i am now pregnant. I've tried googling info on antidpressants and pregnancy but it's starting to worry me as its all about the harmful effects . Im ready to come off them anyway but i know you have to do this slowly and im worried the pills will harm the baby.
has anyone here been pregnant while on antidepressants or had a partner who was? any advice - and reassurance - would be great . Im happy to come off the tablets but know i can't do it quickly and that's what's worrying me.
thanks.
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Sorry I can't offer any advice, have you spoken to your GP about your concerns?
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they usually ween you off them but speaking to your gp is best.... they will have the best advice.
they may lower your dosge for a week or over 2 weeks
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My GP said if I ever intended to get pregnant she would swap me from trazodone to fluoxetine as it's safer. I think they prefer you to be on nothing but she said they have many pregnant women on anti depressants so there are options for you.
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A person from my family was pregnant with twins and still kept taking antiDs and all went well ...... only when the kids were born they had to ween them off the antiDs themselves because they went into their bloodsteam as well. But it was no big deal ..... the twins are now two very jolly healthy children.
I don't know what she was taking throughout her pregnancy, I think you need to be followed by psychiatrist rather than just a GP to be on the safe side.
All the best!!!
Grace