Did you take Fluoxetine throughout your entire pregnancy?
Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at
7:10 am
I’m 37 weeks pregnant and am quite afraid of the effects of the medication on the baby. I have called mother risk a number of times. They specialize in studying medications like this and the effects on the baby and they say it is the most prescribed and has less severe effects on the baby than depression does. So I have my information. I have had any medical professional in my life advise me to stay on as well.
I’m just curious about real experiences people have had and how their babies are.
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Filed under: Pregnancy Depression Medication
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Honestly, I always think it is better to be medication free when you are pregnant. BUT if it is absolutely neccesary then please take your meds! I was on fluoxetine (Prozac) when I got pregnant, I thought of the effects it could possibly have on my child and decided I didn’t like them. I was on it for OCD, I decided that I could live with the OCD for 40 weeks but I couldn’t live with a baby who had affects from the meds which i could have prevented. If you can live with the anxiety or depression you have been percribed Prozac for then I would go off of them. But always follow medical advice.
I don’t have any personal advice for you, but motherisk is pretty good.
But if you are planning to breastfeed you may want to wean yourself off fluoxetine towards the end of your pregnancy so you can switch to something else once the baby is born.
Fluoxetine from pregnancy with the amount in breastmilk can cause problems. And its not the safest choice for a nursing mom. Usually moms switch to zoloft once the baby is born.
If you do stay on fluoxetine make sure you have a doctor that is very knowledgable about breastfeeding to help monitor your baby.
Good Luck!