has anyone taken prozac while pregnant?

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i am currently on 20 mg Prozac daily and trying to decide what to do. I tried getting off of the medication but suffered from sever panic and anxiety. I have been reading mixed things about Prozac use during pregnancy and really need to know if any mommies out there have taken it during pregnancy and had a healthy baby. what I have read so far is that studies are inconclusive. i am desperate to get answers from someone who has been through this

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I took 20mg Prozac my whole pregnancy and my baby boy is perfect! 😍 I was on 40mg before pregnancy, so we did decrease it. Baby Enzo is 2 weeks old. My precious rainbow baby!

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I was told I could of kept taking it, I was at 60mg but I personally didn’t want to be on it so I stayed off. But I do believe it’s one of the safer ones, just talk to your dr!

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They actually say Prozac is one of the safest during pregnancy. It’s been around for so many years, they have tested many pregnant women😊

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I'm here to follow. I was prescribed it during pregnancy no prior history of depression/ anxiety. My doctor said it does come with risks, and I would have been starting it in the 3rd trimester which is the absolute worst time to start due to the high risk of tissue damage it could cause in my baby's soft tissues ( brain/lungs/heart/kidneys/etc). I have been trying to manage my depression through other means until I deliver then I'll re assess the situation. For me the benefits DID NOT out weigh the risks, and I'd rather 'suffer' than take the risk of starting a new medication during pregnancy. My doctor agreed and said if I changed my mind to go to the pharmacy and fill my script, he also offered me a counsellor until I was able to delivery incase hinge became for severe in my life.

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I've been taking sertraline throughout. I'd suggest you opt for a hospital birth if you can, just to be sure, but Prozac should be safe. safer that being stressed all the time. paroxetine (seroxat) is the only ssri that is not recommended during pregnancy, but even then it is weighing the risk for the baby vs the risk for mummy. talk to your midwife and psychiatrist about it, but as far as I am aware, they tend to keep you on your meds.

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I stopped taking it but that just my personal opinion x

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I know someone that took it during pregnancy & her little girl was born with a cleft lip. The baby had surgery afterwards & now she's like 2 yrs old but you can see it, specially when she smiles

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I stopped taking it as soon as I found out I was pregnant because I didn’t want any defects or anything to happen to baby (even though I was taking it for the first 9 weeks I didn’t know I was pregnant). At my very first OB appointment, I told my OB all the medications that I’m on- Fluoxetine/Prozac being one of them- and I informed him that I had stopped taking it cold turkey as soon as I found out I was pregnant. BAD IDEA! My OB got so mad at me that I stopped taking it. He said people that are on this medication, REALLY need it. And being that I’ve been on it for the last 8 years, I was on it for a good reason & really needed it. So my OB said that I need to continue taking it until I get closer to my due date, then I have to get off it until after baby comes. Otherwise baby will be born with withdrawals.