Really really struggling , i got told because id be on my antidepressant so long they would take a…

awww hun, I know how you feel. I have really struggled being off them but if you really don't want the tablets all you can do is fight through it. xx

hi @sammy96 . I have been on anti depressants since 2008. I weaned off them as I thought you couldn't take them whilst pregnant. anyway long story short I was referred to a peaches midwife (for mental health) and she said taking anti depressants is safe during pregnancy, it doesn't affect the baby and the baby doesn't withdraw or anything. I'm back on them now although I lowered my dosage. Apparently something to do with stress and anxiety can affect the baby's concentration when it's older, so you gotta weigh up the options. baby needs a happy mummy. xxx

@zaralee71, ive alway relied on my med and im fine off the rest i can cope but these have hit me like a wall just all of a sudden its so scary -_- i honestly dont know never ever been off them before so it all a new experience @mich77 well done hun thats so good and i cut down 50mg each week till i was off them i think i done it to quick if im honest and same we have a thing called PEWS same idea basically they told me i can take them but im in two minds atm with it all !xx

@mich77, some anti depressants can effect the baby, some can cause heart disease. My doctors didn't tell me this so I stayed on mine and William was born with it. I don't know if it was the tablets but I believe they were a factor to it. Please be careful xx

I was on them for years hun and the withdrawal and being off them is so hard, I feel like I am losing the plot sometimes to be honest @sammy96 xx

@zaralee71, ive been told there fine but no tablet is fine in my mind when your pregnant :/ im just gonna go with the flow see how im doing and hopefully ill still be seeing how im doing when he arrives then i can talk about going back on them etc and thats how i felt last night my partner for the first time in years looked at me as if i was a different person and it scared me , i was under section last year and he was there all the time but that look just haunted me ... Xx

I'm comfortable taking mine @zaralee71 and have no concerns about it affecting the baby. there is good and bad with everything but I guess you've just gotta do your research. I know other pregnant ladies on anti depressants too. try not to be too hard on yourself @sammy96 . talk to your Dr and midwife about it and they can answer any worried or concerns you may have around any side effects etc. I hope you feel better soon xx

@sammy96, that's the best thing to do, just take it as it comes. I know it is scary xx

I did my research and found out he could have withdrawal from my tablets so I stopped them but I was already in my third trimester by then and after his surgery I checked about my tablets and their connection to heart abnormalities and found out they could have caused it for him. I am just advising on what I know @mich77