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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Currently take 25 mg of Seroquel every night, not a whole lot, but enough to work…unfortunately, also enough to cause birth defects.

that is considered safe?

I have got to find out! i feel like i am boxed in and going crazy! right after i found out i was pregnant, i found out my mom had brain tumors that was caused by stage 4 lung cancer. they’ve told her last week she has a year give or take to live….i feel like i am going crazy, but trying to not break down knowing it wont help my mom….is there any kind of anxiety medication safe to use during pregnancy?

ok, here we go. in 2008 my boyfriend(now husband) had an unnexpected pregnancy. i had a very complicated pregnancy and suffered horribly from pre-pardom depression. i knew i was not ready for a child, i was only 19 and the time and my husband was 20 and worked at subway. we were not ready to provide physically and emotionally for a child but i knew deep down that an abortion was not an option. after i had the baby the depression i experienced sky rocketted worse than ever into post pardom depression. i knew there was something wrong me, i took good care of my daughter however, i loved her(and still do) but knew a change would be made. one day i broke down to my husband and in-laws about how i didn’t think now was the time for me and was hysterical. my family lived overseas, so i had no one to turn to but them. i brought of adoption and they kindly asked if they good take care of her until i thought i was ready. i thought it was a good idea, this meant that in the future when the time came i could take on full responsibility of her in the meantime get my emotions together. my husband and i signed guardianship papers in the presence of their lawyer(his parents) and i saw her frequently and even babysitted offten, having her all night a couple times a week. a year went by, and after her first birthday i was feeling a lot better about having her and my depression was basically gone, and my husband got a very well paying job; although my marriage was on the rocks. i saw her more and more until my husband and i separated, this is when things got weird. i stayed in a town about an hour away with a friend and every time i would call to ask about setting up when i could see her or take her out his mother would get awkward and tell me i was a threat and she feared me taking her away and demanding child support. this was not at all my intention and i tried to as civil as possible assure her that that wasn’t the case i just wanted to see her. i still never saw her. it broke my heart and i panicked. i got back together with husband and am now able to see her, i am not even sure if it was legal for them to not let me see her. she will be two in august and still in their care. i see her whenever i can but they never bring up when we can have her full time again. i feel like it is my time to be her mother as i should be. one day i was watching her at their house while they were at work, as i was cleaning the dinner table off i noticed a calendar with my name all over it. she had recorded every time i called, our visits, and how they went. i was very alarmed and even my husband(who doesnt seem to think they will take her away) said that was slightly disturbing. i have said nothing about it since as i am trying to calculate my moves the right way. i wrote them an email saying, “i will no longer as permission to see my daughter, you were to have temporary gardianship and if it’s anything else that i signed i was tricked” i am beginning to get angry and have countless nightmares about this. should i get a lawyer?? does guardianship mean they call the shots? can they really take her away? i am terrified of this- please help
thanks everyone so much for the feedback. i would also like to add however that it is not my intention to rip her away from them all at once, they love her deeply as well as i do. i realize this is a process that will take time- i would never rip her out of her confort zone like that.

I am about 6 weeks, and I have to fly in two weeks. I am so scared of flights. I normally take valium, but now I can’t. What should I do? I have to fly for work.

drugs? I really don’t want to put any “drugs” in my system. If there’s a natural way, I’d rather do that. She also suggested that I start taking PreNatal vitamins? I have to go get blood drawn next week to see if I have this…even though I don’t know much about it?
I do have symptoms she said like fatigue, depression (occasionally), weight gain (only a few pounds though), I’m always cold, etc. and I think my grandmother has it too??
Any ideas? Thanks.

I am pregnant with my 3rd pregnancy. The person i was with for 3 plus years and i had a conceived a child relatively at the beginning of seeing one another. it was agreed after talk about certain lifestyles and the changes that would be needed to stay together to bring up the family i had thought we wanted. No drugs, cooperation no substance abuse period. trust and whatever the hell else was to make the most of a relatively functional family. Things never really went that way i became sick with depression in my pregnancy and it became worse the longer it went untreated my child was just over a year b4 my doc finally diagnosed me and treated me. and that was also after an abortion due to circumstance with the person i was with and then closely after found was having an inappropriate relationship via text and email and whatever computer correspondance. I crashed so hard. The stress from being pregnant and thrown into a life i wasn’t quite ready for but was trying to transition as best as i could with the fact that the other suppose to be at my side was to selfish in there own ways to work and be along with me like promised. I felt betrayed for so long tried counseling individually and together till we were told that together due to the lack of effort on ones particular behalf not to come back. we struggled and fought and it seemed as if i tried hard to keep things together as they tried so easily to stir the shit per say. And succeeded. Left alone many a time to deal with things. Then as i went back to work and worked extremely long hours things got worse because they had a feast or famine job, here was a lot of time i was left to take o/t to keep things going. however we ended up meeting my family over seas my distant family and the trip seemed well. after a bumpy begining. we got home and shit hit the fan again we were over as of christmas afternoon, as they walked out the door. 10 mons later after fighting and emotions fly they finally started settling for me after a mini break down. off work and the returned feeling relatively better. they had bought themselves a house after 8 mons or so, and took a job some mons b4 out of town. Camp work where they see there child less than a week a month. and because i allowed myself to be intimate with him i am now 2 mons pregnant and a vd. And possibly twins. Found out he was sleeping with others. No i have not slept with any one but him. drunk unprotected sex now i suffer because there is no thought process in the male genitalia. I am messed and at first thought i could handle another baby. and at least i only have one a hole to deal with rather than 2…… haha. Well this is the main prob i have just been notified that my once secure is no longer secure they r closing the company. I hae no problem re educating myself but i am not sure with 2 kids by myself with absolutely no support. I don’t know wwhat the hell to do i never wanted ever to be faced with another possible termination it absolutely destroyed me and the person that i was with just wants to be good fing friends. no one will tell me what i should do i appreciate it but seriously i have no flippin idea what to do and afraid to make the wrong decision. help.

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.

I was taking effexor xr then I found out I was pregnant and I went cold turkey. I have to admit I’ve been loosing it lately from freaking out over the portable AC which I threw out the front door in a rage and beat it to pieces with a curtain rod, then I don’t have patience with my husband now..I already threatened to divorce him as he is still partying like if he was a college kid or something..I can’t stop crying even songs make me cry…and I don’t know if its the the fact that I stopped taking my medicine or the pregnancy hormones..
Oh and I’m about to drag this dumb biatch that I work with who I can’t stand (all she does is complain) I’m like very close to commiting battery so I did her a favor and moved cubicles so that I can avoid this because everything she says is sooo stupid. We’ve been in work related disagreements before bu t now I feel I”m just going to lose it and leaver her bald with black eyes..I just see her and I want to push her down the stairs and then kickc her.
I also need to add that It just seems that my anger is uncontrollable..I’ve been doing my friends and family a favor by staying away..
I’m planning to discuss this with my OB/gyn..do you think it’s safe to tell her about my violent thoughts.?
Kat, I’m not taking that medication anymore! I went cold turkey without telling my pcp