Hi, Jennifer!
I know you can't give specific medical advice, so I'll try to keep my question general. I'm currently taking several supplements for general health (multi, fish oil, etc.) and some supplements to curb anxiety and depression (5-htp, St. John's Wort, L-theanine and inositol). This plan works really well for me where drugs have not; it's possible that the benefit outweighs the risk here... but I can't seem to figure out what the risk is with these, if any.
Please comment on the risks of taking any of these if you can. If I need to or choose to go off of these supplements, can you recommend any replacements that are known to be safe for conception and pregnancy?
And if I choose to wean off of something, when should I stop taking it? We've been TTC for six months and since it could be six more, I'd prefer to wait until I'm actually pregnant unless that's too risky.
Thanks!
I know you can't give specific medical advice, so I'll try to keep my question general. I'm currently taking several supplements for general health (multi, fish oil, etc.) and some supplements to curb anxiety and depression (5-htp, St. John's Wort, L-theanine and inositol). This plan works really well for me where drugs have not; it's possible that the benefit outweighs the risk here... but I can't seem to figure out what the risk is with these, if any.
Please comment on the risks of taking any of these if you can. If I need to or choose to go off of these supplements, can you recommend any replacements that are known to be safe for conception and pregnancy?
And if I choose to wean off of something, when should I stop taking it? We've been TTC for six months and since it could be six more, I'd prefer to wait until I'm actually pregnant unless that's too risky.
Thanks!