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Originally Posted by HeatherGail I have been taking Lexapro for depression and Strattera for ADD for about 6 months now and I still don't know whats going on inside my head. I recently have been thinking that I could be pregnant which its too early to know for sure. I stopped cold turkey taking my meds which i think wasn't a good idea. I don't want to take anything if I am pregnant but what should I do about dealing with the depression and the ADD? I'm sick of going to the doctors for help they just seem to want to give me more drugs. Someone please help!! |
It would be best not to take anything during pregnancy. A new study has indicated that mothers who use AD's during preganancy tend to have children who are diagnoised with depression, anxiety, ADD, etc. The drugs may not cause physical birth defects but it can be argued the effects on the developing fetus' brain and nervous system.
Of course, better to take the drug than end up harming yourself or your unborn; so that distinction can only be known to you whether or not it will be a factor.
Goodness, never cold turkey any of these drugs. Taper off slowly, and give the brain a recovery time of at least a few months before thinking about pregnancy. Make sure you can handle it beforehand; it can be a stressful time, not just the hormonal changes but the physical discomforts of being pregnant are hard. But, in the end, totally worth those little bundles of joy!
9 months of your life for a lifetime of joy isn't too big a price to pay.
What to do possible pregnancy with ADD and depression??? 
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