antidepressants while bf

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JoyAnne

Discussion Starter · Jun 19, 2005

my cousin, due in August- wants to bf and go back on meds for depression because she is worried about ppd- anybody have advice, links, etc? I want so much to support her bf'ing!

tia and nak!

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hi there,
I took zoloft for two years,pregnant and b/f during that time.i now take wellbutrin which some docs wont recommend but afetr much research and some great posts from ladies here my Doc gave me the go ahead to b/f on wellbutrin.it was a tough few weeks but i feel pretty good on it now.zoloft just suddenly had th reverse affect on me,was great for a while.i don't know why it stopped working.i heard lexapro is a good one for b/f to but zoloft,paxil and lexapro do have sexual side affects,which by the way noone told me about

: which is why i'm passing the info on to you,
hth,

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JoyAnne

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 23, 2005

Thank you- I will lwt her know!

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Moonstone'sMom

· #4 · Jun 23, 2005

I worried about taking antidepessants while nursing because there aren't any grown-up babies fed anti-depressant tainted breastmilk to research how it affects them as adults. But I found it totally necessary. I just started taking Lexapro. From what I understand, it is believed to be excreted in smaller amounts in breastmilk and also cause fewer effects on the baby (or babies in my case). I took Paxil after my son's birth 3 years ago and coming off of it was a nightmare (withdrawal is common), I would never do it again. Good luck to her.

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junaleda

· #5 · Jun 24, 2005

I also take Zoloft and have been tandem nursing for over a year. To be honest I really hate the idea of it, I feel like no one knows for sure how/if it will affect them, but I really have no choice. Unfortunately,

I need the medication to be a functional mama right now. According to the research the baby gets very very low levels of zoloft, and it's the prefered antideppresant for breastfeeding I think, so I think she has to weigh the risk against her need for medication.

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a~...Mamacitaa~...

· #6 · Jun 24, 2005

Hi all, After Ds1 was born i took paxil, i the withdraw sucked rocks, Before i got pg with DS2 i was taking Zanax and lexapro, I took nothing through my pregnacy after [email protected] was born i tried zoloft. I couldn't handle the sexual side effects. Not being able to O was really hard. I have just now ,as of tonite started Celexa, hopfully it will go well. We are in the process of weaning,DS is almost one year and i need additional meds and i can't bf on the meds(Zanez,atavan,calonapin) I feel selfish,but i need to be mentally right. Good luck mamas

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babydoll

· #7 · Jun 24, 2005

THis man - Dr. Thomas Hale is the top of his field and pioneering researcher in the field of how medications affect breastmilk. Here is a link to a forum that will give you some answers:

http://66.230.33.248/discus/messages...tml?1119640669

You may have to go in and enter as a guest and then click on the antidepressants link.

Good luck. In an ideal world we wouldn't need these little pills to feel normal and to cope, but a lot of it is a chemical imbalance within our bodies and we have to do what we have to do to be functioning mamas. Good luck to you all.

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