Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Cipralex in pregnancy?

my doctor has prescribed me cipralex am 16 weeks pregnant and suffering from anixiety and depression symptoms not really bad at the moment but enough to effect daily life. hes put me on 5mg he said the risk is very low but am still bit scared to take them. ive been on this medication b4 i got pregnant but stopped when i found out i was expecting. i dont know what to do because i dont want my symptoms getting worse but at the same time am thinking about the baby.
Answer:
5mg is a tiny, tiny dose, but of course I can appreciate you're worried.

Some anti depressants do carry warnings that they should be stopped if the woman taking them is pregnant - you need to look in the leaflet that comes with your Cipralex and see if it says anything. If there is a warning, then you'll have to decide.

If you're very depressed, obviously you need help to cope. If you do stop the Cipralex, get your doctor to arrange some counselling, or some cognitive behavioural therapy, which has been proven effective for helping depression.

Right now, though, check the Cipralex leaflet and see what it says about pregnancy - good luck with it.
well just because you have them in the house doesnt mean to say you have to take them, try concentrating on the fact that you are having a baby, and the fact thats its a beautiful experience, focus all of energy into that, eat more chocolate, it helped me ;-) but just think happy thought, baby thoughts see if that gets you through.good luck and congrats
go back to your doctor and tell them how worried you are about any effects they could have on your baby. It is important
to take care of yourself and worrying about taking them wont help.Ask for referal to a CPN who will talk to you and give you leaflets and advice. I saw one for post natal depression and he was really easy to talk to gave me leaflets and advice. I am now coming off my snti drepressents and my daughter is 20 months.feel free to stay in touch.
There is not enough research on taking antidepressants during pregnancy so there isn't much stuff to research on the internet.
You have to weigh up the pro's and con's yourself and if you feel that the risk of developing depression during pregnancy is high for you then consider taking it, if not,don't.
See your GP to see if you have any services available where you live to have a CPN to monitor and support you during and shortly after the birth of your baby.Just by having that person in the background very often helps.If one of your other children is under 5 you should still have the support of a health visitor who can do listening visits.
If you really don't want to take them go back to the doctors and find out what advice he can give you. If you are not happy with his advice get another independent persons advice, as long as they are a doctor and medically qualified. talk with your partner, mother, and your midwife or someone close who cares about you.

Have a room in your house painted in your favourite colour and begin to fill it, turn it into your favourite room, where you feel happy. Put things in the room that represent your personality, things that you have bought on holiday or weekend trips, two different comfy chairs so that you can relax with your new baby...etc. Look up on aromatherapy oils, which ones will lift your spirit and which ones you can use before and after your pregnancy. make it smell and look like somewhere you can feel the love %26 happiness oouzzzz out of you.

1 comment:

  1. Wow, if I had only known that thinking "happy" thoughts, surrounding myself with items attached to good memories and aromatherapy oils had the power to cure medical depression which is often a result of biological inconsistencies... I would have done so years ago! instead of taking anti-depressants I would have just thought about rainbows and butterfly's and ran Down to the market to purchase some nice smelling oils and perhaps even some bubble bath!! instead I wasted all this time takin depression seriously, like I would any medical condition. you can really tell that some of these answers are written by people who have absolutely no clue what depression of anxiety is. if thy did.. They wouldn't suggest thinking happy thoughts and purchasing nice smelling oils to cure your depression and anxiety. My advice? Base your decision Soley off the advice of experienced medical individuals who know what they are talking about and of course what you yourself feel comfortable with. and like one of the previous answers suggested... In session therapy could possibly help! you should maybye just consider that if you don't feel safe continuing your meds.

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