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27-11-2009 - Confused and Unsure

My mood while writing this blog:
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At my last prenatal visit I talked to my doctor about all my sad thoughts and the depression I seem to be suffering from this pregnancy. I was not depressed before I was pregnant, but now it seemed to have hit really hard, ecspecially the last month or so. I felt so guilty for feeling this way. How could I not be happy when I was expecting a beautiful daughter for my perfect son to play with? Well, I found out depression and pregnancy can actually be pretty common. My doctor said I have a lot of stress in my life; a toddler, work full time, a home life. I feel better knowing I wasn't the only one suffering from this and that I wasn't a bad person.

My only dilemma is that he prescribed me zoloft to take. He warned me off all the possible side effects but seemed pretty confident in it. He said if the depression was enough to effect my daily life I should consider taking it because all of the stress could effect the baby as well. My husband and I talked. We decided it best for me to take it. I have mixed emotions when it comes to this. I want to be the wife and mother to my family I used to be. I don't want to cry anymore. When I am at work (I work in an office by myself) I am lonely and start thinking of everything bad in my life. I do not mean to. But I can't seem to control it. I don't get any work done.

The research on the internet I have done gives conflicting results. I have read it is most dangerous to take in the third trimester. Well that is only 4 weeks away. Babies born to a mothers who took zoloft could be at risk for lung issue, such as, lung immaturity and phemonia (sp?). I want to feel better. But at what cost? I already feel confident knowing that soon I could feel better and be happy again, but than I think of my precious little girl and am deathly afraid I am hurting her.

What should I do?

2 Comments on Confused and Unsure

louisec - Friday, 4 Dec
Hijust read your question. Its tricky, your doctor thinks you should take this. but has he evaluated whether you are suffering from clinical depression or forced depression. they are very different in how they should be treated. If you have forced depression whereby outside events affect your life, making you depressed or clinical depression which is organic in its manifestation. (this is when you have lowered chemicals in your brain causing the depression which usually has to be addressed by drugs in order to achieve the right balance of chemicals within the brain. people who have forced depression donot always need antidepressants, They do if it severe enough to cause a risk to health and life(suicidal ideations), but this should be evaluated by a doctor specialising in mental health issues.this is important, as the drug you have been given must be evaluated at short intervals. (you should not be on this drug indefinately without being checked on a regular basis. i include a link to the summary of product characteristics (SPC) http://emc.medicines.org.uk/document.aspx?documentId=18935 . i used to work in drug safety as a nurse and this is the standard text that tells you everything about the drug. You are on Zoloft, this is called sertraline in the U.K. it is the same drug. what you should NOT do if you are laready taking this drug is to stop taking it abruptly, you will get withdrawal symptoms. you have to be weaned off them over a couple of weeks.what you have to weigh up is, do you or your doctor think the risks of not taking antidepressants outweigh the risks to the baby. you need to go back and talk to your doc about the alternatives and whether he will refer you to a clinical psychologist.good luck http://emc.medicines.org.uk/document.aspx?documentId=18935#PREGNANCYhttp://bnf.org/bnf/bnf/current/3371.htm?q="sertraline"#_hithttp://bnf.org/bnf/bnf/current/126392.htm

mandyf1231 - Saturday, 28 Nov
My family has taken medication in the past and I have seen alot of negative results with that. But I feel strongly that the reason there were so many negative effects was because my family didn't really need the meds. I am a strong believer in the ability of a person to conquer many issues on their own. BUT, you are the only person to decide that. If you truly, truly believe that you will only be able to get through this with the meds, then it is probably the right thing to do. You especially don't want to get stuck in postpartum depression. Your baby girl is going to need you then. But just realy really think about whether or not you truly need the meds. And then, if you do take them, watch carefully how they make you act and feel. If you notice negative changes, get off of it. Hopefully things get better really soon, hun!

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