So here's the thing, as soon as I thought I might be pregnant I stopped taking the antidepressant which I have been on for about 10 years. What are the side effects of stopping said medication? Which they call "discontinuation syndrome" because calling it withdrawal makes it sound as if you can develop a dependency on these drugs...which you can but whatever. Anyway the side effects of going off of them...wait for it.....
-dizziness
-nausea
-fatigue
-breast tenderness
Sound familiar to anyone else? Also of course there are mood swings and unexplained bouts of weeping....yeah so basically I have been experiencing pregnancy squared. Which is fine because the withdrawal symptoms should begin fading soon, then I will just have pregnancy symptoms from there on out.
It does help explain why there are days where getting showered and dressed makes me feel like I need a nap.
According to most of the research I have done, I only have about 2 more weeks of withdrawal symptoms, and hopefully (if I fall into the "average" category) I will be out of the woods as far as that goes.
Got a lot to get done in very little time coming up here and I'm not going to lie I am not entirely thrilled about that but...sometimes you just have to suck it up and push through.
Ciao for now~
marymontmama
There are some that are perfectly fine to take while pregnant. When you get to see your midwife/dr. PLEASE ask them! It is generally considered much better that you feel at least somewhat sane while pregnant. Dont try to be the martyr. Really. Im not kidding. YOu have got to be able to function. Also, you can call Birdie Meyer who works with pregnant and post pregnant people dealing with depression. PLEASE OH PLEASE take care of this... Im gonna be really bossy here. (you can tell me to shove off... but that's not likely!) I go to a group every monday at IU North, it is COMPLETELY FREE and super helpful. I will look up Birdies number. I wish I had been connected up with this group BEFORE Will was born.
ReplyDelete