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i am pregnant and have been taking xanax. could it hurt the baby. but i relley need it. what can i do.

Hi there- I am not even pregnant yet, but I decided to go off of Zoloft because I am trying to get pregnant. I take it for anxiety/depression. I was doing fine and then I took a drop. My family and doctor decided that it is best for me to stay on it, even while I am pregnant. Nore harm to be done if I am depressed throughout my pregnancy.

to dmv, I'm the same way. I love my boyfriend before this happened and now because I'm so depressed I can't stand being around him. I had mild bouts of depression before I got pregnant but now it's constant. Is that possible?

Does anyone know what causes ppd? or depression for that matter... is it a chemical imbalance in the brain or circ_mstance..or both? It sounds like many of you on this thread are skilled on this topic. Please shed some light.

Has anyone ever taken xanax throughout pregnancy and if so, what was the outcome???

Depression in pregnancy and after pregnancy (post partum depression) are very common and you should absolutely seek help from your ob, your psychiatrist if you have one or your regular family doctor. There are several medications that are considered safe by the American College of Ob/Gyns. If you are severely depressed or are having bad thoughts like suicide or hurting the baby these can be related to depression/PPD. Seek help now. As to what causes it, we really don't know. Obviously, the hormonal swings in pregnancy can cause it. But what about others. Clearly it runs in some families meaning it can be inherited. Some people may actually have a depression gene. And it can lay quiet for some time and through no fault of your own some stress turns it on, like severe illness, emotional stress or pregnancy. It is believed that depression represents a chemical imbalance among the neural chemicals of your brain. A certain cla__s of antidepressent called SSRI or seratonin reuptake inhibitors allow seratonin to increase its concentration in your brain. Other medications can affect other neural hormones or transmitters like dopamine or norepinephrine. Exactly how changing these chemicals in your brain exerts an emotional response is a bit beyond our science today. But, in many patients they work well and many have minimal side effects. Many people think," I'm depressed, I'm not crazy. If I take a pill that makes me crazy." Absolutely wrong, wrong, wrong. So many people walk around in life feeling like c___p. They are tired, irritable, can't sleep, can't eat. They get so used to feeling like c___p that they accept it as normal. And they ask,"Depressed? No, I've always felt like this." Personally, I think you're crazy if you don't get help. If you recognize that you are having problems, that you are not coping well and you decide to seek help, good. That is not a crazy . That is someone who is smart and responsible and who wants to change how they feel. Or would you rather just keep feeling like c___p. That's crazy. Get help.

This is my 2nd pregnancy. The first ended in miscarriage. I have had depression since I was a child. I am depressed now and it is confusing since I've wanted to have a child for years with no luck. Thank-you to everyone here for telling how you feel. It helps to know that I'm not the only one. I am currently taking an antidepressant and will take it thoughout the pregnancy. I also agree that exercise helps a lot even if you have to FORCE yourself to do it. Good luck to everyone!

It's been 3 months since my last entry. I wondered how others are coping that have also emailed since then. If anyone wants to know, I'm doing better. I had a few episodes (once when my husband had to leave for over a month, another that lasted two weeks of crying everyday at work because of the stress/pressure, and another time when my pet had to brought to the emergency vet). But all in all, it felt good to cry (even if it felt like the end of the world) and I feel stronger for it. I'm still taking Wellbutrin. Now I have conflicting stories from my family nurse and my ob-gyn doctor. Dr says it's ok to take during b___stfeeding, nurse says it will go through the b___st milk and I should get off it before then. I'm going to ask other Dr's. This may sound corny, but I love being pregnant. Despite everything it's been fairly easy, no vomiting. I'm in awe every day of what's going on inside me. I'm trying to live each moment and not worry about the future. I've started yoga/meditation and I love it. But I still need to force myself to make time for it. I've decided I can either live in Love or in Fear. I chose Love. Good luck to everyone.

Charissa, thanks for letting everyone know how you're doing. I'm glad that you feel better. It helps me because my main fear is that I'll be depressed forever...

I take celexa and im 8 weeks pregnant.

I am so relieved to have found all of you right now. I am so depressed. I am 10 weeks pregnant and feel so helpless. I have a very good husband that wants me to stay home with the baby and I should feel lucky that he is willing to take another job just to stay home and carre for our child. I don't know why I cannot bring myself to feel any joy right now. I also am concerned about my feelings of dislike towards him now. I feel smothered everytime he wants to kiss or touch me and I just feel totally repulsed by him. I am so unhappy. I have never been on antideppresants before. I also have extreme feelings of guilt over how much I dislike this baby also. It is so innocent. I just feel like a terrible person.

You will need to check with doctor, but i took omega 3 (cod liver oil) and it helped alot, try herbal

Thank you, Amy. I hope you are doing well. Angela, how is the celexa working for you? I haven't heard of that. Susanne, is it wrong of me to say that I know what you're going through (because I believe that it's different for everyone)? But I think that I understand, because I've felt similar things towards my husband. It actually took me 3 years to get help. I do believe that once you get the help that's right for you that it will get better. I hope that you are talking to your husband (that was very hard for me, but it sounds like your husband loves you and your baby very much). You may not want to hear this, but I mean this in a loving way...you are the only one that can help you. It is hard to take that first step. I don't even know your situation or if you have received help. If so, then you have better things to look forward to. If not, then trust me when I say that even though it's comfortable to stay where you are (I know the fear)...I can't describe...the peace you will get within yourself if you move on. Obviously, I'm no doctor. I do wish that I can help you. I know the loneliness, and the pain. Even guilt. I know they're uncontrollable. 99% of the time, I had no reason for it. I had ?'s that were never answered. Anyways, if you ever remember a time that you did feel good or loved, think of how it will be if you felt that way more often. (this is weird, but I actually loved being in pain before. Now I'd rather not). Normally, I don't chat on line or submit emails like this, but I felt compelled to. I pray that you are getting help.

Susanne, in my situation, it's useless to try to use logic to understand my feelings. I've wanted a baby for about 5 years and now that I am pregnant I find myself thinking that I don't want a baby! I think it is a combination of the hormonal and other bodily changes plus all the "unknowns". I think the depression is my mind's effort to slow me down and let me accept the whole situation. Anyway, you are not alone. There is a lot of information in the internet about pregnancy and depression. I think a combination of treatments could work really well. (For instance medication, therapy, and yoga)--whatever you can find that works for you. Good luck!

Im 28 weeks and i took a xanax i just really want to know what could happen to the baby.

I took zoloft with my first and a xanax about every 16 days towards the end for anxiety. The zoloft (along with prenatal yoga and meditation) did help but it was a b___h coming off of it. I went from 75 mg to 50 to 25 to 12.5 over about 3 months. I used to hear sounds like chattering in the background like there was a party in the next room. I guess it was my brain adjusting to the lack of the drug. Those of you using xanax on a regular basis should try to cut down and find another way (like yoga, deep breathing, etc.) to unwind your anxiety. Xanax is a very powerful drug, as your physician will tell you.