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Is it safe to take Paxil during pregnancy?In: Mental Health |
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Paxil is the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I would urge you to check out paxilprogress.org and this paxil petition http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?oky71&1 before you take this dangerous drug. Doctors, who are working with the drug companies will always say it's safe, but no one cares more about your health than you. Better safe than sorry. Drugs should only be a last resort.
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Absolutely not. Paxil has been prohibited to teenagers 18 and under in Canada. Paxil is not the drug of choice in this area and there are other safer medications that you should discuss with your doctor. If you are on them, please do not go off them "cold turkey" and wean off them along with your doctors help.
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To whomever asked the question: be sure to take a look around at the other 100+ website hits you will get for this question. While of course their are objections to ANY drug use during pregnancy, there are other factors to be considered as well.
It is a risk-vs-benefit situation. If you are on Paxil, chances are there's a good reason for it. Women who go off it, weaned or cold turkey, during pregnancy, are way more likely to experience a dehabilitating post-partum depression. Paxil has been proven NOT to cause physical deformities or problems and will not turn your newborn into a monster.
However. There is a risk of infant discontinuation syndrome, wherein your newborn reacts to not having the drug in his or her system any more once they are born. The symptoms of this include increased crying, jitteriness, sleeplessness, and difficulty eating. All of these symptoms resolve within 1 - 2 weeks, with absolutely no lasting effects.
So the choice is pretty much yours. (Although I'd consider asking a doctor instead of Marcy next time.) For myself, I'd rather take a jittery, angry infant for a week than go off meds that were keeping me from killing myself. Of course, thats just me ;)
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While taking or not taking a medication is ultimately your own decision, its best to consult a medical professional about these sorts of things and understand so that you can make an informed decision.
First answer by Marcy. Last edit by Jamie4418. Contributor trust: 1 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 151 [recommend question]
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