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ADs when pregnant.

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:10

Are there any ADs you can take safely when you are pregnant?

I had PND and anxiety when my DD was born 18 months ago. I didn't take the ADs offered to me so had counselling instead which didn't really help but eventually I helped myself (won't go into details, too long) and started feeling better. Not 100% but better.

I'm pregnant again and it's all coming back. I can't go on like this any more but i don't want to damage the baby. Is there any point in going tothe gp as counselling is a waste of time for me.

Thanks for any replies x

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colditz · 20/03/2013 12:11

Yes,most of them actually. Go to the gp. I took fluoxetine when pregnant with ds2

MirandaWest · 20/03/2013 12:12

I took sertraline when I was pregnant with DD. She is 7 and completely fine.

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:13

Did it help?

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MirandaWest · 20/03/2013 12:14

Sertraline helped me immensely - without it things would have been very different.

SheepNoisesOff · 20/03/2013 12:17

I took sertraline 50mg throughout two pregnancies and breastfeeding. There are risks involved, yes. But note that there are also risks involved with maternal depression/anxiety during pregnancy, beginning with low birth weight (which carries a host of other problems along with it), and ending in maternal suicide

Please do go to your GP, and if s/he isn't helpful then see someone else. There is effective help available for both you and your unborn child.

colditz · 20/03/2013 12:18

Oh yes, definitely helped. I was at the end of my tether. Couldn't cope at all. But by the time he was born, I was loads better, and although I developed pnd after ds1, I didn't after ds2, and I'm sure it's because I got a handle on my depression before I had the baby.

Definitely go to the doctor, it's more common than you think.

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:18

I'm scared about going.

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:19

Thanks for replying by the way.

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SheepNoisesOff · 20/03/2013 12:26

Are you scared because of the anxiety do you mean? I can relate to that, I have experienced it. If that's what it is perhaps we can help you come up with some strategies for getting yourself there.

colditz · 20/03/2013 12:28

Have you tried writing it down? When him very poorly and anxious, I find it helpful to just hand the doctor a piece of paper. I know it's hard but you will feel better afterwards, it's worth it.

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:32

I'm not scared of going out. I just work myself up about going out if that makes sense? And then just don't bother going out. I can go out but I have to force myself.

I used to get this quite badly when DD was born but I helped myself but forcing myself to go out every day and it eventually worked.

Then I had really bad morning sickness and couldn't leave the house and it's all Come back again. I just don't have the energy to do it all again.

I will go to the gp I'm just scared about what they will say. There's nothing to be scared about but I can't help it.

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:34

Writing it down is a good idea, thank you, I'll do that because I don't want say it and end up crying.

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:36

I never had any of this until DD was born. I don't understand it.

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Queenofknickers · 20/03/2013 12:44

I took Prozac through both my pregnancies ( healthy 7 and 9 yos now) and there has been a lot of research done on this being safe in pregnancy now. I would encourage you to go to GP and consider the tablets but also don't necessarily give up on counselling - there are many different types and it can be the chemistry between counsellor and client as much as anything else. ( see BACP and UKCP) websites. The best outcomes seem to come from a combination of tablets and the right talking therapy. I wish you love

colditz · 20/03/2013 12:48

They won't say anything judgemental or mean. Are you ina position to get a taxi to the gp, so that you are taken there and can't procrastinate? Could someone go with you?

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 12:57

The gps is only a 5 min walk away so I will be manage.

I don't have any friends and all my family live the other end of the country. DP works but I wouldn't want him there anyway. I don't want him to know I'm going.

There is only one counsellor for me to see as I live in the middle of no where and have no way of getting to the other places during the week as I don't drive.

Thank you all for your support. I will ring the gps soon.

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Queenofknickers · 20/03/2013 13:21

Lots of counsellors will do Skype or phone sessions. There is also an online CBT course which I think is NHS....

Totally understand fear of GP being judgemental - in my (unfortunately long) experience that is far less likely these days, writing it down can help and crying is perfectly ok xxxxxxxxxxxx

Queenofknickers · 20/03/2013 13:25

Computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Online - Surrey and ...
www.sabp.nhs.uk/services/specialist/psychological/.../ccbt-online
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
which offer free access to CBT online. Xxx

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ChocolateCoins · 20/03/2013 21:28

Thank you queenofknickers for the link. I had no idea this existed.

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