Medication and pregnancy

[LetMeSlipAway]

Hi everyone.
I was just wondering if anyone have been on medication and been pregnant at the same time? I know I ought to go to my GP and discuss this but I have major confidentiality problems at my doctors/psych and in general really. I'm on tegretol (mood stabiliser) venlafaxine and mirtazipine (both anti-depressants) and zopilclone (sleepers). And if so how did you work about coming off them?
Currently I'm not expecting but we are trying and I'm stressing about how the med's will effect the baby.

Any help muchly appreciated :)

[Cacoethes]

no medication is totally safe in pregnancy, it's down to how much it is likely to affect you if you do come off it and how much risk there is involved.
e.g if you came of an anti depressant and became suicidal, therefore putting both your's and the unborn baby's life in danger.

i was on psych wards for the majority of my pregnancy, and was given
medication to calm me down rather a lot, and it didn't affect my daughter. but this was done under very close observation.

you are going to have to speak to your doctor/psych, because only they know your history and how the meds work etc

xx

[Shenanigans]

As above, it depends on how you are/ how your doctor believes you will cope without medication. If you're wanting to conceive it's best to let your GP know so that they can keep an eye on you before, during and after your pregnancy and make sure that you're getting the best care you can.
You can also get free supplements on prescription (such as folic acid) which are recommended for people who are trying to conceive and during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. They can cost a bomb if you buy them from the pharmacy.

[Rayven]

No medication is safe as beckie said but when i was pregnant i took very low dose of quetiapine to keep me stable which it did i came off it at 35 weeks. My son is fine.

Speak to your psychiatrist, i know carbamazepine is a class d drug in the pregnancy rating meaning it is harmful for the baby.

I was under a perinatal team during my pregnancy and the first year of my sons life, they specialise in women and pregnancy. They were amazing for my recovery as i was high risk after the birth for relapse, which i did and spent a short time in a mother and baby unit.