Citalopram and pregnant.

[nicnak1979]

Hi i am currently 6/7 weeks pregnant with my 2nd and have been taking Citalopram. Usual with this type of medicine your are gradually weaned off but my doctor advises that I stop immediately as there is not a lot of evidence of how safe it is during pregnancy. So 6 days without and I feel terrible as if I can't cope with this pregnancy. I feel constantly dizzy with what I can only describe as brain zaps and spaced out. Any one else in the same predicament???

I was told it was safe during pregnancy? I wanted to come off anyway as I didn't want to risk it, I slowly came off it by 12 weeks, I did get dizziness and low blood pressure though. Talk to your doctor?

(Oh and guessing no harm to the baby, she's now 3)

Got appointment in the morning. God us mums don't know what to do for the best!! Thanks .:)

I took it.

Dr and consultant and head of psychiatry consulted and agreed worse to come off it.

Also took during bf. 20 mg dose.

Oh and have a crazy 11 mo dd who's perfect

I was prescribed it at 18 weeks as safe to take during pregnancy and bf. Its what the maternity psychiatric unit use too.

I came off it on doctors advice and within 6 weeks I had a horrible breakdown. I mean almost sectioned. I'm now on setraline but could have gone back on citalopram if I chose. It's just I find the first few days on it very hard until it kicks in. Setraline I found less intense.

I took sertraline during pregnancy. Citalopram is ok as is sertraline very little risk .