{"id":2489,"date":"2015-11-04T23:02:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T07:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/blog\/?p=123"},"modified":"2018-11-26T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T22:22:21","slug":"antidepressants-and-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/antidepressants-and-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Go Off Antidepressants When You&#8217;re TTC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s limited research about how (and if) antidepressants can affect babies while mothers are TTC, but women who are taking antidepressants that could pose a risk to a baby\u2019s health during pregnancy might want to consider speaking with their doctors ahead of time to switch medications if they do become pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>Research concerning the effects of antidepressants on pregnancy is both conflicting and ongoing. Some\u00a0sources state that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/pregnancy-week-by-week\/in-depth\/antidepressants\/art-20046420\">certain\u00a0antidepressants pose little to no risks during pregnancy<\/a>. These include tricyclic antidepressants, bupropion, serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and certain types of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. But\u00a0other types of antidepressants, including citalopram, fluoxetine, and sertraline, could lead to serious issues with newborns\u2019 lungs if taken during the second half of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pregnancy\/meds\/treatingfortwo\/features\/ssrisandbirthdefects.html\">Researchers at the CDC<\/a> are still trying to determine which antidepressants, if any, pose a risk to fetuses. A recent study, for example, showed no association with taking sertraline and birth defects (in contrast to the above point about rare lung defects), but did show that the use of antidepressants containing fluoxetine and paroxetine could lead to severe birth defects as skull and heart defects.<\/p>\n<p>Some doctors, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/antidepressants-in-pregnancy-pose-little-risk-to-babies-study-finds\/\">Dr. Katherine Economy<\/a>, who specializes in maternal fetal medicine, argue that antidepressants are life-saving and that <a href=\"https:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2016\/03\/31\/depression-pregnancy\/\">depression\u2019s impact on daily life<\/a> warrants the continued use of antidepressants.<\/p>\n<p>What we do know is that untreated depression during pregnancy (and following delivery) comes with its own set of risks, including difficulty in coping with stress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avawomen.com\/avaworld\/how-your-weight-affects-your-fertility-and-pregnancy\/\">severe weight gain or weight loss<\/a>, preterm labor, and worsening of other symptoms associated with depression. 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