Posted by leopard on December 18, 2003, at 17:23:37
In reply to Re: Effexor Withdrawal and Pregnancy, posted by dizzy on October 4, 2003, at 22:41:36
> Ok, I'm coming off of effexor and have decided that I absolutely can not do this pregnancy without any meds. I quit paxil with 1st pregnancy and did fine but was right back as soon as she was born. Eventually that quit working, finally effexor straightened me out and now I'm pregnant again. I've went from 150 to 37.5. I'm supposed to go every other day then quit. It gets so bad on the day I skip I feel crazy. That scares me. I think I could get by with 37.5 a day, does anyone really think that would hurt?? My husband even said he'd rather me stay on it because of how bad it has been. Are there any other drugs safer and just as effective??
I have been taking Efxr 37.5 2x p/d since august. my doc supplemented this with geodon for my BPII and I loved the way the Geodon worked. I stopped taking the Efxr...slowly...and it was still hell...I am now officially off the Efxr and taking 20 mg of Geodon (lowest dose) 1x p/d. I just found out that I am pregnant! :) I am very worried about the right meds to take during pregnancy. I do know that BP while pregnant is very bad for the child but there are not enough studies for class c drugs out there. (both geo and efx are class c) My OB said she has several patients taking efxr during their entire pregnancy and while they are breastfeeding. My ob did a blood sample on the newborns and showed slight levels of the efxr in the babies and she also took blood samples while the babies were breastfeeding and said the levels were also very low. This is just one doctor and a few patients...but I hope this info helps! I am on the fence about what med to proceed with. I sure am relieved to have this forum to bounce ideas off of fellow members.
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