Zoloft, Inositol and St johns wort hmmmm

[Hollyrose114]

Hi All! I'm 36 weeks and 2 days pregnant now. This is my second pregnancy. I've had issues with anxiety and adhd, light depression after my daughter was born. I have been on zoloft before with relief but at one point was on a high dose 100mg and it made me feel numb. I need advice on starting zoloft now or waiting till my son is born and then trying st john's wort and inositol. I have been very impatient and irritable lately especially towards my spirited 4 year old. I have cried almost daily for the past maybe 2 weeks. I did see my therapist today and it did help to talk things out. I hadn't seen her in over a year. I'm not sure what to do. I suspect I will go into labor soon. I had my daughter at exactly 38 weeks. Hmmm I'm going to talk to my husband too. I don't think that I can take inositol while pregnant. 

[desertrose]

whatever you do, don't combine zoloft with the st john's wort....

[Hollyrose114]

Thanks I definitely won't be doing that. I'm hung up on waiting it out until the baby is born. I was on the verge of tears three times today!

[sbgrace]

Are you sure you can't do inositol while pregnant (I don't know/haven't researched it but it's a b vitamin and water soluble isn't it?)

Vitamin D helps some people--particularly if there is a deficiency (and you don't want a def. pregnant or nursing anyway). Do you know your D levels are optimal?

You may not need the St. John's Wart with Inositol. I'd feel more comfortable nursing on inositol than the other two (I did nurse on SSRI/I didn't know about inositol at the time).

[Hollyrose114]

Thanks sbgrace. I do take vit. d about 4,000 iu daily maybe I should take more. I read that inositol can cause contractions so that's why you can't take it while pregnant other than that it's totally safe. I've heard great things about inositol.

[desertrose]

I'm curious why you can't take st. john's wort while pregnant. I used it for a while while I was pregnant.

I'm assuming you're taking your omega-3's ?  They kept me very stable through both my pregnancies.

Hugs to you. I say do what feels right to you.

[Hollyrose114]

Here is some information on St John's Wort here:

http://www.otispregnancy.org/files/stjohnswort.pdf

It probably would be okay for me to take it now since I'll be full term in a few days.

[desertrose]

huh. thanks for the info, that's interesting. I've never felt any affect on my uterus while taking it. I had no idea it even affected that part of the body. go figure.