Posted by judy1 on January 6, 2004, at 10:07:36
In reply to Re: mood disorders and adoption- lyrical, posted by Lyrical13 on January 3, 2004, at 14:38:52
Hi,
Both of my children are biological, but I seriously considered adoption before the birth of my youngest. Mostly I was concerned about my manic episodes, and I did in fact have trouble while pregnant but took meds (APs) to weather that storm and it didn't effect the fetus. I can understand your fears about your husband's illness- have you spoken to a genetic counselor? I have found them to be very helpful.
If you are certain you want to adopt- we went through a home study and they requested med records. I was careful to give only my primary dr's (who doesn't know of my psych problems), and the labs didn't test for the meds I was on. I did say I occasionally took benzos for anxiety in case that tested positive. It would be difficult to cover your husband's illness, although if his dr. could produce a letter that his illness was being properly managed, then I don't think it's a problem. Quite honestly I didn't stress over the home study (maybe it was the xanax!), it was easy to produce letters from friends, etc. and the social worker was really nice. We passed BTW.
If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to answer them.
take care, judy
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