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I'm on 1/2mg twice daily of Klonopin just upped from 1/4 mg for the 1st 24 weeks of my pregnacy. When I hit week 24 I hit bottom with my depression and had to increase it per my doctors. I was wondering what dosage you took and if your babies had any problems at birth or now. My doctors keep telling me healthy mom= healthy baby. Any response back would be greatly appreciated. mdhall08@bellsouth.net

 

Hi there,

I am currently 5 weeks pregnant and taking effexor 75mg. Wonderful to hear that you have had 2 healthy children and breastfed both. Do either of your children have low muscle tone or were they very unsettled as babies? I am interested because my girlfriend took effexor 150mg throughout her pregnancy and her son was diagnosed with hypotonia and was a very difficult baby (though no dr has ever said that the effexor was the cause.)

I'd really value your reply

thanks Laura 

 

 Your story is sooooooooo nice to hear. I am a happy healthy person on effexor 75mg, and a poorly functioning anxious mess without it. I am 5 weeks pregnant and stressing quite a bit about the possible effects of the drug on my baby. Thanks for sharing your positive experience.

Laura 

 

I have been taking Effexor XR for six 6 years. My son is 4 years old and he came out perfectly healthy and no side effects from it. I was taking 75mg at the the time. Now I am pregnant again with my second child and my doc told to get off of it completly that was bad I have anxiety and depression about the pregnancy even though it was planned. So now they are trying this drug call Remeron they said is less harmful to the baby, it is not as strong as my Effexor but I will give it a try for the sake of the baby. It has worked for my anxiety maybe you can inquire about this drug and so you won't feel any guilt about the baby having side effects from Effexor.

Hi. I'm getting married in 7 weeks and I'm already stressed out about getting pregnant. I am looking forward to having a baby more than anything in this world. I have been on anti-depressants for about 6 yrs now and so has my husband to-be. I'm on effexor 150mgs and he's on a different one. I am also overweight. Any advice you guys could give me is GREATLY and sincerely appreciated. My psych told me staying on Effexor is fine but my regular MD told me to get off for at least 6 months. Also, I'm currently on birth control and the obgyn told me it's fine to try a month after you get off of it, but my mom and others have told me to wait for it to leave my system. Is this true? Does it matter that my fiancee is on antidepressants too? ... Has anyone else gained weight on Effexor?...

 PS yes I would like to get pregnant, but my libido is super super low. The doctor said it's due to effexor. Is this true? How do I overcome it?

 

Thanks!

malvarez1224@bellsouth.net

Anyone here live in NYC and have a good psychiatrist to recommend? I'm on Effexor 75mg/day, trying to conceive, and would like to see a doctor who seems knowlegable about this issue.

Not sure who you think you are to dictate who can and cannot reproduce!  Why don't you focus your attentions on all of the drug abusing women out there who "choose" to have children and then cannot properly care for them, or all of the teenage pregnancy we see nowadays, and these children now have to grow up with people who can't support them.  Seems to me that people like you, with black and white views and the lack of empathy for others, should perhaps reconsider reproducing!

Hi, I have also been on effexor for aprox 2-3 years now.  I went through a terrible, depressing pregnancy, and an even worse post-partum depression until my doc put me on effexor.  I was always fairly thin and able to control my weight, fast forward to now, doesn't seem to matter what I do, my weight just keeps increasing and am now heavier than when I was pregnant!  I also have experienced the low low low libido.....both of these side effects my doc, at the time, told me is not a symptom....bologne!  I think the main issue that we all seem to be having is our doctors are all saying different things, which makes it difficult to know what to do.  I don't have an answer, but wanted to let you know you are not alone!