Posted by Starlight on August 11, 2004, at 12:40:08
In reply to Re: HELP-may be pregnant need to stop Effexor XR ? Koukla, posted by Racer on August 10, 2004, at 11:20:52
Have you taken a pregnancy test? They can detect pregnancy within a couple of days of conception.
You definitely have to come off of effexor. There's a small risk of neural tube defects, (spinal cord - like spina bifida - but the risk is small). The good news is that if there is a neural tube defect they can detect it very early on. Do a search for tetarogenic society's to learn more about drugs and pregnancy.
I recently went through this but had to have an abortion since my husband 'didn't want it', which was devastating. You might try to get some klonopin to ease the withdrawl.
Best of luck and you'll be fine,
starlight
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