Posted by Joelle on November 15, 2000, at 12:44:44
In reply to Re: Research:birth outcomes of Prozac exposure, posted by SLS on November 3, 2000, at 20:35:01
I was on Prozac when I became pregnant with my daughter. I was 6-10 weeks pregnant when my psychiatrist suggest I come off the Prozac. He also stated that remission often occurs when you are pregnant (the hormones you know).
I was worried about the effect the Prozac would have on the baby so I went to "Mother Risk" (they study the effect of drugs on pregnancy and the fetus) and they told me there was no risk I decided to stop Prozac anyway and was fine during the whole term of my pregnancy. Now, had I relapsed my doctor would have put me back on Prozac.
AFter delivery, however, I relapsed (double wammy - postpartum and my own depression on top) and it took me 6 months to recover completely!
In regards to my daughter, she is now 7 years old and was born absolutely normal. She is a bright, energetic and loving 7 year old girl.Joelle
> > http://www-east.elsevier.com/bps/abstracts/994906abs.htm
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> Prozac has been the best studied of the SSRIs regarding birth defects. Being around the longest, I guess that it has not displayed teratogenicity is significant. Prozac has demonstrated itself to be safe for pregnant women to take.
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> Some doctors counsel their patients to discontinue antidepressants during the first trimester if there is any concern of adverse effects on the fetus. Of course, the risk here is that, if lost, the antidepressant response may not be fully recaptured.
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> - Scott
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