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Old September 16th 03, 09:27 PM
Coccinella
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Default Pregnant with 1st, and scared!

Hi Jill and welcome.
Congratulations for your pregnancy.
I am just at the end of my first trimester with our first child.
I suffer from MDD and Anxiety. I have been on medication for 2 years now.
When I first told my pcp that we were trying to get pregnant, he said that
only Prozac was safe and it would have been even better if I went off
medication. I did it and it was a total disaster. My Ob/Gyn sent me to a
psychiatrist and he put me on medication (other than Prozac) that is safe
during pregnancy. Since I got pregnant I had to be on a new medication for
anxiety and this one too is safe during pregnancy. I spoke to a genetic
counselor, too and she told me that there are safe medication for migranes
to take during pregnancy (Luckly enough I had only one bad episode in 3
months). If your anxiety continues to affect you so badly you might want to
see a specialist or a genetic counselor. It helped me a lot and I am
enjoying my pregnancy more.
Wishing you a very unventful pregnancy.

Love

Nicky