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Re: Antidepressants and pregnancy

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 4 Apr 2000 11:42:50 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Kim wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to weight the pros and cons of going back on Paxil. I
>stopped when I became pregnant, but am having a difficult time. I'm
>wondering about these things:
>
>1. Breastfeeding - is it ok while taking Paxil?
>2. Baby having withdrawl symptoms after birth. I suffered terrible
>dizzy spells when going off the meds even after stopping gradually.
>3. Is the stress of crying spells and mood swings doing more harm to
>the baby than the medication possibly would?
>
>Thanks for your feedback.
>
>--
>Kim
>

I was not able to find out all that much about Paxil in pregnancy. It is category C, which means that there were adverse effects on animals and no studies available in women, or that there are no studies on woman or animals. It is excreted in the breast milk, and the use of Paxil has not been studied in a pediatric population. The use of Paxil should be made in consultation with your OB doctor, as well as a psychiatrist or pyschologist, to make sure that the benefits justify the risks, and that there is not something else that would be better.

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