Experience with antidepressant/anxiety medication
I have posted before asking but I am curious to know if anyone is taking any antidepressant/anxiety medication during pregnancy or ever has? What dosage? How long? During what trimesters? What is your experience? How was/is your baby? I keep reading completely mixed reviews and studies online.
I quit taking medication when I found out I was pregnant and about 5-6 weeks along and thought I would be fine. I am now 26 weeks and 3 days and I have noticed that my depression has just not let up. I have been seeing a therapist and I know some outside stresses have contributed to this feeling but it just isn't getting better. I want to wait it out so badly because I am afraid of the risks but I feel like crap. I don't feel excited or really happy about anything. I don't have panic attacks or anything that really requires medication so I would feel guilty taking it but I just don't want to feel this way when my baby comes, especially when hormones will be even more out of whack. I have brought it up to my doctor and she would rather me not take medication until after birth due to the risks of lung issues or withdrawal symptoms but said if I needed to I could take a low dose. I don't know what to do, I'm stuck.
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