I was taking citalopram 40mg and then i got pregnant having done a little looking online and finding lots of anecdotal evidence that it was safe.
Fast forward spoke to my gp on the phone even with the citalopram i still find it hard to go out as i had run out, mentioned that i was pregnant and she wanted me to start reducing immediately. I agreed noone wants to be on these pills and the thought of coming off them was quite liberating.
It took me a few days to get my prescription and having been fine i thought instead of going straight back on the 40 i would start the cutting down immediately.
I went straight to 20mg every other day and i was ok more anxious than usual sure but that was to be expected .Then i read the report the other day about the heart defects and decided that was it I had already risked baby enough no more.
I have been getting worse since but today has been the first day i can recognise that it is down to stopping the meds. I am speaking to the gp later managed to get a phone appointment by saying it was an emergency as i was feeling very desperate earlier.
I am wondering what I can ask gp should I go back on my citalopram when lets face it it was helping but not enough is there another safer one i can go on? I don't think i can cope with having nothing or is this all just because i cut down so quickly?
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pregnant and off citalopram and other anti D's
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Bunnygotwhacked · 27/06/2013 10:36
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