I have been diagnosed with bipolar diorder and depression. I had been taking medications and kept my diorder under control for the past few years. Now I believe I am pregnant, and although it was not confirmed, my doctor advised my to begin lowering my doses as to stop my medication, for fear of hurting the baby. I am worried that without my medicine I may go back to being very depressed or in a state of mainia. I worry that something terrible may happen to me or my child unintentionally. I had a history of suicidal tendances before I began my medication. I intend on discussing this with my doctor and seeing what he advises, but I was just wondering if anyone else may have had the same psychological/medcial problem (just to ease my mind)

I went off medication almost a year ago and my daughter is now 2 and a half ( I didnt get it diagnosed til she was almost 1). Anyway lately I have noticed I am getting more short tempered with her and feeling stressed a lot, I am not sure if maybe the depression is coming back because I am pregnant again or if I am just stressed out from being pregnant, in a strange town (my fiance is currently in another state too) and having full time external uni to do and not being able to do it because im pregnant, tired and dont have help with the child. Should I go see the doctor? Is it likely to come back in my second pregnancy?

i havent been diagnosed with depression but i have been told several times that i am most likely bi-polar. i can control it on my own with no medication, i can feel when a manic/depressive phase is coming on. but i feel things are getting worse. could this be due to me being 11 weeks pregnant? if so, what the heck can be done? are there medications that can be taken during pregnancy?

I found out I’m pregnant a few weeks ago, I’m going on nine weeks and find myself in a relationship totally different from the one that got me pregnant to begin with.
I’ll add that I am 23 years old, and that he is 29. This was unplanned and we haven’t been together long enough to know each other well, only six months.
He’s been acting like a petulant child, throwing tantrums, blaming me, acting as though this is the end of his life. During on very eventful incident he began to shove me against a wall after I mentioned that perhaps it was best if my son/daughter knew nothing about him.
I won’t caste blame entirely on him, I have been fighting with some depression prior to the pregnancy, for which I treated with counseling and medication. I’m continuing the counseling but had to stop the medication. The hormones haven’t helped. But I just need some resource on how to best handle this, he makes comments on how we can work on this, but every ounce of trust has gone.

Im 13 weeks pregnant and its been like 1 week im feeling extremely depressed, i dont know what to do and i feel lost i suffer from a bipolar disorder and im not taking medication for it, Im starting to have suicidal idealization, and i dont want to go anywhere i stay home all day i dont take a bath as often as i would love too, and im neglecting my kids and husband im so scare to even talk to anyone, what can i do? its medication safe during pregnancy?

I don’t want to take medication, but events in my life have caused me to be extremely stressed. One moment I will be fine, but another moment I will break down emotionally and hurt those I love saying irrational hurtful things. One moment I will be fine, the next I am unable to stop crying. It is starting to effect my eating habits. It has near impossible for me to eat lately. No matter how hungry I get I can’t seem to eat. I’m not nauseas, but I the thought of food disgusts me and makes me want to throw up, no matter how hungry I am. I am not underweight, and I’m sure I will be fine.. But it’s becoming a problem in my life.

Does anyone know if there is a fruit or herb I can take to raise my seratonin levels?

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So last week I found out that I am pregnant. I am 5 weeks pregnant and going insane trying to figure out how I got pregnant. I have been on it for 11 months and took it every night like clockwork. I was also taking other medication for depression but my doctor said that those do not interact with the pill. Has anyone else ever got pregnant on the pill? My husband thinks I am deceiving him some how. I am so much in shock since this is very much an unplanned pregnancy.

I take both of these medications for severe anxiety and depression. It is an absolute medical necessity for me. I am considering getting pregnant in a few years, as my wedding is in October. My ob/gyn told me today that neither of those medications should be taken during pregnancy. Ideally I would like to not take anything during pregnancy, but I am pretty sure that may not be plausible as I have a history of horrible panic attacks and hospitalization due to psychiatric symptoms. I have been stable for several years now on medication and haven’t been hospitalized in 12 years.

Has anyone here taken these drugs during pregnancy? What happened, if so?

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I am 27 weeks and lately I feel as if nothing in my life makes me happy.. I have a beautifull daughter and now a son is due in October.. All I want to do is sit around and cry, and I am constantly yelling at my husband. I dont mean to it just happens that way.. When I was a teenager I was diagnosed with depression, and was put on medication.. Up untill about 2 years ago I took my Zoloft once a day.. Then found out I was pregnant and quit taking it.. My first pregnancy I never felt like this. In fact I was so excited and Happy all the time.. Why is it that I am feeling like this all of a sudden.. Could depression be the culprit? I know I need to talk to my doctor but I will be unable to untill Friday at the earliest.. We are leaving to go out of town for the next 2 days.. I was just wanting to get someone elses opinion on the matter.. If it is depression then I would understand these urges to cry, but if it is just hormones then I need to overcome the issue.. Any answers is great..

Since I have been pregnant life has been complete hell. Thoughout my pregnancy I have been very mean and having very irrational thoughts. I know that is somewhat normal, but i thought that the end of my pregnancy would be the happiest part because it would nearly be over. Im due March 21st and now i worry about my baby coming out a different race when my boyfriend and I are the same race. I worry that I will lose him and be stuck with a baby on my own. I have tried to make myself remember having sex with other people when I really havent! In the beginning of my pregnancy i KNEW he was the father and I still do… I dont know what has made me think about this obsessively. My doctor believes that I will have post pardum depression and he is going to put me on medication. Has anyone else ever been this way towards the end of their pregnancy? What kind of medication do they give you for post pardum depression?
Please no negative answers saying i must have slept with someone else. I know that i havent, but I cant seem to stop the excessive thoughts.