Posted by joslynn on September 5, 2006, at 14:44:01
In reply to Re: Terrified to stop taking my antidepressants, posted by Djenane on September 3, 2006, at 18:47:01
Well that is a certainly a good reason to want to go off of them, at least temporarily.
I am not married yet, but if I do marry my boyfriend, and IF I decide I want kids enough to do it in my 40s (I am getting close to that age), and IF I can even GET pregnant in my 40s, I will definitely go off meds for the pregnancy. If I relapse bad, I would go right back on them after the birth and not nurse. I know nursing is better, but myself and plenty of my other friends weren't nursed when we were born in the late 60s/early 70s, and no major health problems.
So, let us know how things go. I am curious.
When it just comes to affecting my own personal health and body, I can handle taking meds for now, especially considering I am in the 3-or-more-episodes group. But when it comes to what I take affecting a little, growing baby, then that's different. However, this is a really personal decision.
FWIW, I think that most pdocs have too many patients as it is, and wouldn't recommend we stay on meds just to get more business. New depressed people will always come through their door, whether we stay on meds or not. I think it's more that they think a relapse could occur.
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