Prozac while pregnant

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Avatar f tn My Dr told me no to Prozac while pregnant. She was really serious about it to. So she proscribed me Zoloft small dose of it.
Avatar f tn Has anyone taken prozac while pregnant?! I am so scared it will hurt my baby. I just found out. I'm only a month along And I don't know what to do about taking it. Or should I stop.
Avatar f tn If you were taking xanax or clonophin for anxiety do not take them while pregnant other than that you should be fine.
Avatar n tn im 27 weeks pregnant and i had problems too, when i found out i was pregnant i took myself of 60mgs of prozac and 3mgs of klonopin daily.... then the panic set in,.... badly. i started back up on klonopin at 1mg a day and that helped alot, and the pros outweigh the cons because a stressful freaking out pregnant lady has a better chance for complications and miscarriages. talk to your doctor, your ob.
Avatar f tn s are considered one of the safest anti depressants that you can take while pregnant they have been linked to birth defects especially if taken during the first trimester. The Prozac may help your depression phases but probably will not do much for your manic phases. But I am sure it will be better than nothing. I am going to go the rest of my pregnancy without meds and I plan on breastfeeding so I will be off of them for a while.
Avatar n tn I been on antidepressant for over a year was on prozac and was changed to welbutrin 3 months ago. Im worried about being on medication while pregnant. Does anyone take medication and had there baby with no side effects ?
Avatar n tn Is it ok to take Prozac & Xanax while im pregnant??? Will this harm my baby?? Im 3-4 mths now and very worried someone plese help me...
Avatar f tn I know I need to sort my ocd first but I am worried about being on Prozac when I do eventually get pregnant. Has anybody taken medication while pregnant and was everything ok? Or what should I do when the time comes? Should I avoid medication altogether? (I'm not sure I can cope any longer without it).
Avatar f tn It is so hard now to get medicine from your Dr because of all the lawsuits and TVs commercials about taking antidepressants while pregnant. Bottom line you need help at least while your pregnant because its only going to get worse. Ask your Dr for 10 mg prozac. My Dr research it and said it was the safest one out there for depression.
Avatar n tn I have a top NYC Obgyn and RE and neither one suggested I stop taking prozac while I was pregnant or trying to concieve. I think they may wean you off if you become pregnant and move into the late second trimester, but not before then. It will not harm the baby - only your anxiety and depression can hurt the baby or the ability to concieve. I take prozac, so check with your Dr to see if one may be better than another.
Avatar f tn ve been prescribed Xanax 1 mg a day for anxiety im against taking medication while pregnant so I refused to take it. Because prior to becoming prego I was on 4 mg a day the doc strongly suggested that I continue the lower dosages based on the severity of my anxiety. Im not so sure I want to take the meds but im a ticking time bomb so bad to the point I've been hospitalized for anxiety and placed on social security.
Avatar f tn I have seen commercials that say Prozac and a list of other antidepressants could cause birth defects. But just like any other medicine, I would talk to your doctor about it.
202436 tn?1326474333 from what i have heard, prozac is one of the safer medications while pregnant. i have never had to take them but when i ran a program i had a pregnant female and the doctor would only allow her to take prozac. your doctor would know best though.
1481291 tn?1287793105 So, anyone have advice or taken either while pregnant??
Avatar f tn I was on anti depressants and bi polar medications before I found out I was pregnant. I immediately started cutting my dose in half. I did that for about a week. Then I cut it in half again. Only did that for a few days, because I didn't want to put meds in my system anymore. It is possible to be on meds while pregnant, but I don't know if prozac is one of the safe ones or not. Talk to your doc. You may not have to stop taking them so you're not so emotional.
Avatar f tn I have been on antidepressants for 6 years, now I am thinking about getting pregnant but coming off antidepresaant is proving horrible, I feel like crying all the time, has anyone taken antidepressants while pregnant?
1109996 tn?1267012897 My GP - who had prescribed me the Celexa - told me that I could stay on it while TTC if I felt I needed to and even go back on it after becoming pregnant if I found that my anxiety was creeping back, but at the same time, he said that not enough research has been done on the effects of AD's during pregnancy. It took me a couple of months to wean off of the Celexa - originally, he had me just taper my dose and then stop it altogether....
Avatar f tn My OB-GYN said if they could keep me pregnant, I'd be in good shape! No anxiety at all while preganant, just like you. It's too soon for your Prozac to be effective. around 3 1/2 more weeks and you will feel the full benefit of it. Klonopin is normally prescribed 2 x a day, so your doctor will probably increase it. Some of this may be your body adjusting to the Prozac as well. Just be honest with him on how you are feeling, he'll know what to do. Take care!
541196 tn?1293552936 I take Lexapro for depression and anxiety. It has really helped me tremendously. I am also diabetic and take Janumet. I would like to become pregnant soon and was wondering if anyone had experience with Lexapro while pregnant/breastfeeding. Do you know if it's approved or known safe for pregnancy and breastfeeding?
Avatar f tn Like JG above, I also took Prozac during my pregnancy. I was on Lexapro when I found out I was pregnant, and both my psych and OB agreed that Prozac was a safer alternative. I had no issues and my baby was fine. Of course there is no guarantee that a medication won't somehow affect your pregnancy or baby, but these days, a lot of women take an antidepressant during their pregnancies.
527657 tn?1214051850 If you continued to drink while on Prozac, you didn't really give it a fair shot. People shouldn't drink while on antidepressants, according to manufacturer directions. If you are looking for the solution to quitting drinking in a pill, I'm afraid you will be disappointed.
301132 tn?1201648450 ve been on klonopin for almost 4 years now and the doctor said I will probably never be off pills completely. i have talked to someone who took benzoids while pregnant and had a healthy son but they are class D drugs so they aren't wise to take while pregnant. I have also heard that being on benzoids can be 'ok' while pregnant if it can harm the mother if taken off.
Avatar f tn I got a new dr and he says i am depressed and put me on 20 mg of Prozac...as some of u know i have had problems for some time..well today is my 4th day on the prozac and he also had me stop my ativan and put me on a high dose of xanx 6 mgs....but im not taking that much he ssiad i could play around with the xanx dose,,,but i feel kinda more depressed today and im so drowsy and dizzy and my walking is bad kinda feel like im in slow motion and just cant walk good cause of the dizziness.
Avatar n tn Hi Joyce. I take Paroxetine also and it's NOT OK to take while pregnant. I was going to try to get pregnant last year so I had this whole discussion with my doctor and she had switched me to Lexapro which I believe is better if you have to take something while you are pregnant but that didn't work for my anxiety and made me sick so I couldn't continue.