Posted by jpmjcem on February 3, 2004, at 17:58:05
In reply to Re: Pregnancy and Effexor XR??, posted by lacey2001 on February 3, 2004, at 17:50:33
> Hi thanks for the responses regarding pregnancy and the use of Effexor. I didn't really want to be on anything for a pregnancy (I don't even like taking Tylenol). I am definitely
> taking your advice. How is your son doing now? That must have been pretty scary having the fetus dehydrated.
> I have an appointment with my Dr. this Friday and am going to talk to her about coming off of Effexor. There is some side effects I am still having as well. I don't have any idea how long it will take to be off of it. I have only been on Effexor for two months and at 75 mg. It shouldn't be too bad to discontinue. I will lower my dosage slowly of course.
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> Tanya
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> out with severe withdrawl from teh Effexor XR and we could have lost him. I will NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER trust a doctor to tell me something is safe during preg like that again. PLEASE DO NOT USE IT! It really harms the fetus and baby!
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My son is wonderful now. He is 7 months old and doing great. But when he was born - he was severly dehydrated from the Effexor XR and my doc had told me it was safe. I didn't breastfeed him because i was afraid to after the birth. He had to be in the hospital for the whole weekend and it broke my heart. He ended up being alright but honestly... it is not worth the risk of a baby's life.
I have GAD and it is definitely not something that can go untreated. Please look into another type of med that is okay for pregnancy if you need it. And the withdrawl from Effexor is real bad- so I wish you luck.
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