Anyone else bi-polar & pregnant, or depression??

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I just turned 24, and my boyfriend is about be be 24 as well. Last year we decided to ttc & then I went through a surgery because I had a HUGE cluster of 5-6 cysts on my left ovary & one on my right ovary. After I was healed a month later, we started trying!! I was very accurate with my ovulation test kits and verified that with my OB, but after 7 months of disappointment I decided to take a break because it was very emotional. The next cycle when we had stopped "trying"....it happened!! :) 
As of yesterday I am 8 weeks!! At 6 weeks we had our first ultra sound and saw the heart beat at 112 beats per min :) 
I am bi-polar 2, I am on depression/anxiety meds and also a mood stabilizer that's also used for seizures! I went to a genetic specialist to see if my meds would need to change and luckily, mine are a low dose & safe!! However, they did say that they may have to INCREASE my meds because they are absorbed quickly when my body is producing so much extra blood. Hormones are already crazy enough, but the first 7 1/2 weeks I was a mess!!! It got to the point that I asked myself why I wanted to be pregnant?! And if I could continue this pregnancy or not! Now at 8 weeks when the placenta is working and taking over hormones, I feel quite a bit better!!!!! Almost back to my normal self!! But does anyone else have bi-polar and gone through this, or is going through this? Any help would be awesome! 
I wanna know how you felt, what your outcome was? Even if you just have anxiety or clinical depression?

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I am having my 3 child I am bipolar and have manic depression I also suffer from PTSD and anxiety I I am raising two of my children alone and I am pregnant with a third I buried three sons that is a part of my depression so this pregnancy its going to be a roller coaster but managing your meds is always a must because it's safer for yourself and others if you're in the right frame of mind there are  times when i feel overwhelmed then I think about what a miracle babies are and how blessed we are to have them...  Even in my darkest moments my children keep me sain they are better than any medicine but the meds help take the edge off

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Depression and ADD. Surprise 3rd pregnancy and I'm worried about continuing meds. Research shows maternal depression is dangerous to baby but my guilt if something went wrong due to continuing meds would be lifelong.

The depression is recent and severe but is situational so maybe would clear if I went off meds.

As if we don't have enough to worry about during pregnancy!

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Thank you all for your replies!! It's so nice to know that I'm not alone!! I feel so guilty for even thinking about ending my pregnancy a while back. But with as horrible as I felt, I didn't want to lose my sanity completely and have the fetus effected. I never knew that pregnancy would affect me the way it has. It's not easy being pregnant!! Lol

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I also have bipolar type 2 (though mine sounds more mild than yours and is usually characterized by depression with slight manic episodes here and there). Pregnancy and nursing has always helped my emotions be a little more stable, and I've been off all medications since getting pregnant with my first in 2011. I'm on my third now and again I've noticed an evening out of my emotions (right before I got pregnant I was considering meds again). I hope pregnancy is really great for you! Babies do so much for our health and bodies, and while the symptoms can suck it's amazing how many health benefits there are to pregnancy long term!

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Depression and 6 weeks pregnant...

Anyone else bi-polar & pregnant, or depression??

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