Would you take meds for your mental health while pregnant even if they give you a 10% chance of the baby having a birth defect?

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Meds as in for depression/anxiety, and you need them to be a normal functioning part of society, but you can live without them but know you’d be much happier with life while on them. 
Just scenario, I’m not pregnant yet

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I think it depends on what your mental issue is and how severe it is. Take into mind that Pregnancy is rough enough on a mental level.

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I’m on Zoloft and just found out I’m pregnant. I’m going to discuss options with my doctor but it’s possible I’ll remain on it at least for a while. Zoloft is one of the safest antidepressants you can be on while pregnant, which is why my doctors recommended it for me since I was TTC. 
One option I’ll be discussing with my doctor is the use of medical cannabis instead, since it can help calm me down when I’m about to have an anxiety or panic attack. Recent studies are showing that cannabis exposure in utero statistically does not link to cognitive issues in children, so it may be a safer option than the Zoloft. 
If that’s not an option, then I’ll see what my doctor and I discuss and decide, whether that’s to remain on the Zoloft or to stop taking it until after the baby’s born.

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Im on venflaxine and took it throughout my pregnancy. I breastfed for a month aswell, my doctors were absolutely fine with me continuing it xx

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I would 100% discuss options with lower risk but your mental health is important too! Just because you are pregnant doesn’t make your health unimportant.

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The side effects of coming off the anti depression medicine was way worse to me. It lasted for months and months so I had to get back on it. Itssomething I can’t live without. So yes, I’d stay on them

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Depends on your mental state. 
If you have thoughts of self harm/can’t function without them, take them. You could have a 100% healthy baby but that won’t matter if you aren’t mentally happy! 
Postpartum depression on top of depression/anxiety would also be a big worry.

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This is something you need to discuss with your OB.

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What is the birth defect you’d be risking? I’d personally rather have a bad 9 months as opposed to my child being affected for their entire life (depending on defect).

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I was on citalopram and I stopped so that I could have a healthy baby if I got pregnant

Would you take meds for your mental health while pregnant even if they give you a 10% chance of the baby having a birth defect?

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