should i just deal with severe depression during pregnancy, or are there any anti-depressants that are ok?
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at
5:33 am
i really need to calm down. i am so stressed about not having money, not having room in our small apartment, not having money to get maternity clothes, not feeling the least bit attractive, being in an abusive relationship with the baby’s father, etc, etc, etc,.
i cry everyday, i get so upset over every little thing and i feel that dying would be a nice thing on most days.
this is no way to live.
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Talk to your doctor. He can tell you what the risks are and help you decide what you can take that will be safe. If you are in an abusive relationship the best thing you can do is get out of it now. Ask your doctor to recommend a women’s shelter. Stress and abuse and feeling like you want to die are not healthy for your baby. There may be some risks to antidepressants, but the risks of the way you are feeling now may be worse.
i’ll be sending a prayer out your way hunny.
umm get out of the relationship if its abusive, thats kinda common sense. Dont even say your trapped because ive been there and there is lots of help if you have no family. talk to your dr.
1st of all dont suffer in silence go to ur gp if they diagnose depression then there are antidepressants that u can take during pregnacy they are called citalopram plese dont quote me on the spelling of that your gp will advise u if this is the best option for you it may just be pregnacy hormones getting you down so speak to gp or midwife good luck hun
Call your doctor right now and get in for an appointment as soon as possible. If you can, take a friend or close family member with you for support. What you’re describing isn’t healthy and you need to get some help now.
Ok leave the abusive father my ex was abusive to me while pregnant and after my son was born he abused my son I found out had my ex thrown in jail and left his sorry butt.
See if you can go stay with your mom or dad you nor your baby need to go through this kind of abuse. you can take him to court and get child support. If you have to go get welfare that is what it is there for.
You do not need him to have this baby and you don’t need that stress. YOU DESERVE BETTER! Don’t let him tell you no one will ever want you with a kid because that isn’t true.
Call your doctor and tell them that you need to be seen right now. If you think you are a danger to yourself or your baby and cannot get into your doctor please consider going to the ER. Depression is very serious and no one would suggest that you just suck it up and deal with it on your own.
Please get help and be well!
You’re right, and there are anti-depressants that are okay to take in pregnancy. It’s better for you to take the medication, feel better and take better care of yourself than it is for you to feel depressed and not take care of yourself. Ask your OB about an antidepressant.
But no amount of medication is going to take away the underlying problems, so you need to deal with those as well. #1 is to get out of that abusive relationship. I know this is a hard time to be doing something like that, but it’s for the best. I had to go through it too. I wish you luck with your pregnancy and hope you feel better!
well i think that you should do something about your depression because believe it or not when your child is born he/she might get depression and you dont want that to happen. As your child grows it can get worse to the point that he/she would want to commit suicide
so in my opinion A.S.A.P before it’s too late
Depression can be part of the pregnancy. There are anti-depressants out there for pregnant women. The best thing to do is to talk to your doctor about it.
If you are in an abusive relationship you should really get out of it. I know it’s hard and can be scary. I was there too and I was stupid enough to stay in one. I know it can be scarry but it does get alittle easier.
u need to deal w/ ur depression, not get on anti-depressants. first, u need to leave the abusive relationship and find a place of ur own. see if ur family can help i out until the baby is born and u could find a better job.
of course u could get on anti-depressants, but when i talked to my OB he said there is a suspicion that the baby will get somewhat addicted to them also and will go through withdrawal after birth, so the doctors rather not give anti-depressants to pregnant women until more studies r done, unless in extreme situations…
ps. don’t forget that some anti-depressants have been known to make people have suicidal thoughts and some actually resulted in suicide.
Prozac has been proven safe to take throughout pregnancy. I have been taking it all through my first trimester and am now well into my second. All my ultrasounds and blood tests show that my baby is healthy and looks great.
I’m not 100% sure on this, but I think that Zoloft is also approved for use during pregnancy.
Talk to your Dr and see which option is best for you.
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