Posted by nmk on September 5, 2002, at 12:01:54
In reply to FYI My Pregnancy and Klonopin, posted by mandajoy on September 4, 2002, at 12:36:24
I read your post and felt compelled to write since I was in your identical situation just over a year ago. I had been taking zoloft and klonopin for depression/anxiety and consulted ob/gyns, psychiatrists, and genetic specialists before trying to get pregnant. Luckily, I found a wonderful pdoc (who is also an ob/gyn) who agreed with what you said about how women have been scared into thinking that they are doing something so horribly wrong. Ob/gyns have to play it conservatively for fear of malpractice.
Anyway, after much research, I decided to attempt to get pregnant (we had to go through IUI) and succeeded. My doctor did decide to take me off Klonopin and prescribed Ativan instead since it is a category "C" drug. I went through my entire pregnancy on zoloft and ativan and did not have one problem. My doctor wrote an order at my 19 week ultrasound to check for cleft lip/palette since the incidence is higher with benzo use. Luckily, everything turned out fine and I was blessed with a healthy little boy in December.
I even nursed my son for four months but made sure to feed him before I took my nightly ativan. In the middle of the night, my husband would bottle feed the baby and I would "pump and dump" so he wouldn't be getting much of the ativan. Zoloft and breastfeeding is fine.
Unfortunately, for the past four months, I have been going throuh a horrendous postpartum depression which I am currently being treated for. This also happened seven years ago after the birth of my twins. The zoloft has pooped out on me and I am now in my 4th week of Effexor. Am feeling better but am not back to my old self.
I would be happy to email you if you want to share experiences or just talk. Let me know since I have been down that road twice before.
Congratulations on your pregnancy, relax, and enjoy your journey ahead.
Sincerely,
Nicole
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