Anti-depressants meds.....need some advice

[condeclan06]

I'll just get right to it.....
I am 9 weeks pregnant. I went to my CF clinic appt. at Vanderbilt recently. I talked with the doc about how I've been feeling mentally and emotionally the past 2 years or so (since having my son). I am not suicidal or having thoughts of harming my son, just not feeling like myself (not happy, sleepy a lot, finding normal daily activities a challenge) Anyway, she has recommended 50mg of Zoloft (along with talking with a counselor). I have haven't begun to take it yet but am a bit leary. She said that Zoloft is classified as a category B pregnancy drug, which is not bad. However, I do not want to do or take anything that could even possibly hurt my baby. Have any of you taken anti-depressants while pregnant? If so, were there any side effects or problems? On the one hand I think I should give it a try, especially to prevent things from getting even worse while I'm pregnant. On the other hand, I'm a bit nervous because I've never taken anything like this before. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[condeclan06]

I'll just get right to it.....
I am 9 weeks pregnant. I went to my CF clinic appt. at Vanderbilt recently. I talked with the doc about how I've been feeling mentally and emotionally the past 2 years or so (since having my son). I am not suicidal or having thoughts of harming my son, just not feeling like myself (not happy, sleepy a lot, finding normal daily activities a challenge) Anyway, she has recommended 50mg of Zoloft (along with talking with a counselor). I have haven't begun to take it yet but am a bit leary. She said that Zoloft is classified as a category B pregnancy drug, which is not bad. However, I do not want to do or take anything that could even possibly hurt my baby. Have any of you taken anti-depressants while pregnant? If so, were there any side effects or problems? On the one hand I think I should give it a try, especially to prevent things from getting even worse while I'm pregnant. On the other hand, I'm a bit nervous because I've never taken anything like this before. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[condeclan06]

I'll just get right to it.....
I am 9 weeks pregnant. I went to my CF clinic appt. at Vanderbilt recently. I talked with the doc about how I've been feeling mentally and emotionally the past 2 years or so (since having my son). I am not suicidal or having thoughts of harming my son, just not feeling like myself (not happy, sleepy a lot, finding normal daily activities a challenge) Anyway, she has recommended 50mg of Zoloft (along with talking with a counselor). I have haven't begun to take it yet but am a bit leary. She said that Zoloft is classified as a category B pregnancy drug, which is not bad. However, I do not want to do or take anything that could even possibly hurt my baby. Have any of you taken anti-depressants while pregnant? If so, were there any side effects or problems? On the one hand I think I should give it a try, especially to prevent things from getting even worse while I'm pregnant. On the other hand, I'm a bit nervous because I've never taken anything like this before. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[condeclan06]

I'll just get right to it.....
I am 9 weeks pregnant. I went to my CF clinic appt. at Vanderbilt recently. I talked with the doc about how I've been feeling mentally and emotionally the past 2 years or so (since having my son). I am not suicidal or having thoughts of harming my son, just not feeling like myself (not happy, sleepy a lot, finding normal daily activities a challenge) Anyway, she has recommended 50mg of Zoloft (along with talking with a counselor). I have haven't begun to take it yet but am a bit leary. She said that Zoloft is classified as a category B pregnancy drug, which is not bad. However, I do not want to do or take anything that could even possibly hurt my baby. Have any of you taken anti-depressants while pregnant? If so, were there any side effects or problems? On the one hand I think I should give it a try, especially to prevent things from getting even worse while I'm pregnant. On the other hand, I'm a bit nervous because I've never taken anything like this before. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[condeclan06]

I'll just get right to it.....
<br />I am 9 weeks pregnant. I went to my CF clinic appt. at Vanderbilt recently. I talked with the doc about how I've been feeling mentally and emotionally the past 2 years or so (since having my son). I am not suicidal or having thoughts of harming my son, just not feeling like myself (not happy, sleepy a lot, finding normal daily activities a challenge) Anyway, she has recommended 50mg of Zoloft (along with talking with a counselor). I have haven't begun to take it yet but am a bit leary. She said that Zoloft is classified as a category B pregnancy drug, which is not bad. However, I do not want to do or take anything that could even possibly hurt my baby. Have any of you taken anti-depressants while pregnant? If so, were there any side effects or problems? On the one hand I think I should give it a try, especially to prevent things from getting even worse while I'm pregnant. On the other hand, I'm a bit nervous because I've never taken anything like this before. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[lightNlife]

There was a study done back in '06 that showed that SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) when taken during pregnancy have a high risk of causing a condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHT). 10-20% of infants treated for this condition do not survive. Even if you take Zoloft late in the pregnacy (i.e. past 20 weeks) the risk is still there.

I'm not a doctor, so I can't recommend what you should do. If it were me, I would NOT take the Zoloft and would look for other things to do to improve my mood and energy. Different diet perhaps to include more bananas, and some exercise to help the body promote endorphins, which are natural mood elevators and pain relievers. I've found that these work extremely well for my depressive episodes.

By the way, it's NORMAL to feel not like yourself if you've got the pregnancy hormones driving you nuts, plus trying to take care of a toddler.

 

[lightNlife]

There was a study done back in '06 that showed that SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) when taken during pregnancy have a high risk of causing a condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHT). 10-20% of infants treated for this condition do not survive. Even if you take Zoloft late in the pregnacy (i.e. past 20 weeks) the risk is still there.

I'm not a doctor, so I can't recommend what you should do. If it were me, I would NOT take the Zoloft and would look for other things to do to improve my mood and energy. Different diet perhaps to include more bananas, and some exercise to help the body promote endorphins, which are natural mood elevators and pain relievers. I've found that these work extremely well for my depressive episodes.

By the way, it's NORMAL to feel not like yourself if you've got the pregnancy hormones driving you nuts, plus trying to take care of a toddler.

 

[lightNlife]

There was a study done back in '06 that showed that SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) when taken during pregnancy have a high risk of causing a condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHT). 10-20% of infants treated for this condition do not survive. Even if you take Zoloft late in the pregnacy (i.e. past 20 weeks) the risk is still there.

I'm not a doctor, so I can't recommend what you should do. If it were me, I would NOT take the Zoloft and would look for other things to do to improve my mood and energy. Different diet perhaps to include more bananas, and some exercise to help the body promote endorphins, which are natural mood elevators and pain relievers. I've found that these work extremely well for my depressive episodes.

By the way, it's NORMAL to feel not like yourself if you've got the pregnancy hormones driving you nuts, plus trying to take care of a toddler.

 

[lightNlife]

There was a study done back in '06 that showed that SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) when taken during pregnancy have a high risk of causing a condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHT). 10-20% of infants treated for this condition do not survive. Even if you take Zoloft late in the pregnacy (i.e. past 20 weeks) the risk is still there.

I'm not a doctor, so I can't recommend what you should do. If it were me, I would NOT take the Zoloft and would look for other things to do to improve my mood and energy. Different diet perhaps to include more bananas, and some exercise to help the body promote endorphins, which are natural mood elevators and pain relievers. I've found that these work extremely well for my depressive episodes.

By the way, it's NORMAL to feel not like yourself if you've got the pregnancy hormones driving you nuts, plus trying to take care of a toddler.

 

[lightNlife]

There was a study done back in '06 that showed that SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) when taken during pregnancy have a high risk of causing a condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHT). 10-20% of infants treated for this condition do not survive. Even if you take Zoloft late in the pregnacy (i.e. past 20 weeks) the risk is still there.
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<br />I'm not a doctor, so I can't recommend what you should do. If it were me, I would NOT take the Zoloft and would look for other things to do to improve my mood and energy. Different diet perhaps to include more bananas, and some exercise to help the body promote endorphins, which are natural mood elevators and pain relievers. I've found that these work extremely well for my depressive episodes.
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<br />By the way, it's NORMAL to feel not like yourself if you've got the pregnancy hormones driving you nuts, plus trying to take care of a toddler.

 

[mom2lillian]

to me it seems they change their minds on these from year to year so for me if it were not a definite problem I woudl not take it. I think docs are a bit too free to hand them out. If it were me I would try counseling, excercise, getting a hand around the house to have an hour or so to yourself during the day etc before I took the zoloft. Perhaps if I was starting with a clean slate (i.e not taking about cf meds) I would feel differently.

That being said once you have tried everything else if it is still a significant problem then I would say go for it. I had blinding headaches/migraines in pregnancy and finally gave in to the docs urging me to take vicodin which evidentially is used alot in pregnant women, at the time I gave in I was very miserable and unable to function.

 

[mom2lillian]

to me it seems they change their minds on these from year to year so for me if it were not a definite problem I woudl not take it. I think docs are a bit too free to hand them out. If it were me I would try counseling, excercise, getting a hand around the house to have an hour or so to yourself during the day etc before I took the zoloft. Perhaps if I was starting with a clean slate (i.e not taking about cf meds) I would feel differently.

That being said once you have tried everything else if it is still a significant problem then I would say go for it. I had blinding headaches/migraines in pregnancy and finally gave in to the docs urging me to take vicodin which evidentially is used alot in pregnant women, at the time I gave in I was very miserable and unable to function.

 

[mom2lillian]

to me it seems they change their minds on these from year to year so for me if it were not a definite problem I woudl not take it. I think docs are a bit too free to hand them out. If it were me I would try counseling, excercise, getting a hand around the house to have an hour or so to yourself during the day etc before I took the zoloft. Perhaps if I was starting with a clean slate (i.e not taking about cf meds) I would feel differently.

That being said once you have tried everything else if it is still a significant problem then I would say go for it. I had blinding headaches/migraines in pregnancy and finally gave in to the docs urging me to take vicodin which evidentially is used alot in pregnant women, at the time I gave in I was very miserable and unable to function.

 

[mom2lillian]

to me it seems they change their minds on these from year to year so for me if it were not a definite problem I woudl not take it. I think docs are a bit too free to hand them out. If it were me I would try counseling, excercise, getting a hand around the house to have an hour or so to yourself during the day etc before I took the zoloft. Perhaps if I was starting with a clean slate (i.e not taking about cf meds) I would feel differently.

That being said once you have tried everything else if it is still a significant problem then I would say go for it. I had blinding headaches/migraines in pregnancy and finally gave in to the docs urging me to take vicodin which evidentially is used alot in pregnant women, at the time I gave in I was very miserable and unable to function.

 

[mom2lillian]

to me it seems they change their minds on these from year to year so for me if it were not a definite problem I woudl not take it. I think docs are a bit too free to hand them out. If it were me I would try counseling, excercise, getting a hand around the house to have an hour or so to yourself during the day etc before I took the zoloft. Perhaps if I was starting with a clean slate (i.e not taking about cf meds) I would feel differently.
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<br />That being said once you have tried everything else if it is still a significant problem then I would say go for it. I had blinding headaches/migraines in pregnancy and finally gave in to the docs urging me to take vicodin which evidentially is used alot in pregnant women, at the time I gave in I was very miserable and unable to function.