would love to conceive

[vanesie]

hi i am on ads (lexapro) for the past 6 months and i must admit its the best thing i ever did as i suffered from depression for years. however i would love another baby but the fear of comig off them takes over.. tried to ween myself off recently and managed 4 days. felt that low mood again and felt i wasnt on this planet..dont know wat i should do. dont want to go backwards but that broody feeling is there....

vanesie, I don't know anything about lexapro, but there are certainly anti-depresants that you can take whilst pregnant.

tbh the BEST thing you could do would be to see a counsellor or therapist and figure out the root of your problems, maybe get some CBT or something and try and get rid of the depression, or at least make it liveable with. anti-depressants are not a cure, they just cover up the depression.

hi have did all that its actually in the family. they actually replace the seratonin in the brain which is wat im lacking as i suffer from low moods.. its a bad situation really as i dont want other ds to suffer if i did get moody...

are you seeing a psychiatrist or anything atm? I only ask because IME they are better at prescribing appropriate ad's, and will know which oens are safe in pregnancy and for breastfeeding more than a GP does.

no the only advice given was to come off them. and maybe now was not the right time because i am on them.. i surpose the safest thing is to be off them b4 i do conceive, thanks again.....