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Antidepressants and pregnancy

redvelvet_94 • Mon, Nov 14 • 25yo grandma 👵🏼

I am 22 going on 23, and I have been on Zoloft and Abilfiy for 6 years to treat my OCD. Thanks to these medicines, therapy, and self-help, I've been able to recouperate from the worst of OCD and I no longer let it dominate my life.

Eventually, though, I'd like to wean myself off of the medicines. However since I had such severe OCD, my former psychiatrist recommended that I stay on it until I was in a position to have a baby (decent job, my own place, committed relationship, etc). Then we could discuss weaning off the meds to prevent harm to the developing baby.

My questions are: Did you stay on medications during your pregnancy? If you did do you feel you made the right choice for yourself in the end, or do you regret it?

I was originally on the highest dosage of Zoloft, but now I've been reduced down to a quarter. And I still feel fine (as far as OCD goes). So I'm thinking I could go without meds in the future, but I wanted to hear what other womens' experiences have been.