Anti-depressents and IUI??

ewhite

I am currently taking 2 anti-depressents and also preparing for first IUI. Does anyonne have experince or advice regaurding to this matter?

bluesky10

rivencap

Of course the best way to go through a pregnancy is to not be on any prescription medications, but that is not the case all the time. A key thing to try, is to be on the least "class" of antidepressants you can be. Find out what "class" you antidepressants are. It goes by the alphabet and the earliest letters in the alphabet, have the least amount of side effects. Zoloft and Celexa are two most common antidepressants used during pregnancy. They are both class "C" and have withdrawal symptoms for the baby when it is born. Need to really stay away from anything that can cause mental or especially physical birth defects. No fun having your baby go off for plastic surgery after it is born. Also, it is not fun if your are not feeling happy during your pregnancy. I personally was on Paxil with my Daughter over a decade ago. I was only on 40mg and she did not suffer any defects so far to date. I am on 40mg of generic Celexa now and plan on staying on it, if and when I do get pregnant. Good luck!

sibemom