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Re: Effexor Withdrawal and Pregnancy

Posted by carol_seiji on January 10, 2004, at 3:13:09

In reply to Effexor Withdrawal and Pregnancy, posted by Marie B on May 31, 2001, at 12:33:19

I wouldn't worry about the Effexor at all. I stopped taking my meds when I had the slightest inkling I was pregnant (I knew when I was ovulating and quit them then). At the time I was taking a total of 450 mg/day of Effexor XL, 400 mg/day of Wellbutrin SR - and 40 mg/day of dextroamphetamine (makes the effexor work about 6X better). At three months I knew there was no way I could continue the pregnancy without medication, so in consultation with my OB/GYN and my Psychiatrist I went back on all of them at the same doses. My son was born August 23, 2003 completely fine (also very happy sort a mellow laid back little dude, whereas I'm totally type A), and I still take those meds, with the exception of the Dextrostat (dextroamphetamine) just because I felt bad about giving the poor little guy amphetamines!!! However, my condition has worsened, and with pre-existing depression, the Post Partum Depression was almost a given and I also slipped over into PPP - Post Partum Psychosis. I don't really remember much of what I did, where I went, with whom I talked, etc. from Dec 5 through New Year's and my cognitive thought processes were highly diminished. I've started taking Geodon - 20 mg at bedtime and am wondering if anyone else has taken it and continued to breastfeed. If so, please let me know! I can be reached at cshardman@sbcglobal.net because w/ my current short term memory loss I'll probably forget to check here again! Geez!


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