Comments | areawoman: Antenatal Depression

areawoman

Antenatal Depression

Oct 11, 2010 10:38

So a friend of mine asked me to do some research on prenatal depression for her, and I was shocked to find out that rates of antenatal depression are just as high as those of postpartum depression. No one ever talks about this!! It turned into a post over on my website if anyone is interested: Treatment Options for Antenatal Depression. There ( Read more... )

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ladygreyy October 11 2010, 17:43:51 UTC

This book was a huge help for me.

areawoman October 11 2010, 17:48:08 UTC

Oh, thanks!! I let my friend know about it -- she is very much at a loss right now.

ladygreyy October 11 2010, 17:51:09 UTC

Understandable. The first ob-gyn I met here in town was like "get off the Lexapro". I laughed and promptly found a new office AND a psychiatrist (solely for prescription purposes) that was comfortable with antidepressants during pregnancy. I stayed on 10mg of Lexapro during both pregnancies and my midwife didn't bat an eye.

timely_musing October 14 2010, 04:28:32 UTC

I was on zoloft from 6 months on (and continue to be on it). I worried about what side effects it might have, but when trying to grow a baby sanity isn't really optional. Likewise, I required 2 inhalers and with all of my crunchy friends scaring me into thinking I was making a terrible mistake, I really had to just come to terms with breathing not being optional either.