Posted by pegasus on February 12, 2005, at 21:58:03
In reply to Bipolar Pregnancy, posted by Angielala on February 11, 2005, at 21:25:35
Hi Lala,
Congrats on being pregnant! And thanks for sharing what you learned. I was a little concerned to hear about the recent results of Paxil research, because I'm pregnant now and on Paxil. Before I started trying to get pregnant, I did a lot of research and decided that even though we didn't know enough about Paxil and pregnancy, there also didn't seem to be any evidence that it would harm the baby. And Paxil has been a life saver for me. So I stayed on the lowest dose that still worked for me.
Lately, I've been feeling like I may need to up the dose to remain stable. Which is scary. But I'm at 7 mos. now, and I'm hoping it won't cause any problems for the baby. I *know* that ramping up to my normal levels of anxiety and depression would be really bad for her. I'll have to check into that recent research you mentioned.
Good luck with the pregnancy, and being a new mom! I know the bipolar will give you extra challenges, but it sounds like you've found a really good doctor and some wonderful advice.
pegasus
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