Posted by Racer on February 14, 2006, at 21:04:40
In reply to Re: Depression and use of antidepressants in pregn, posted by linkadge on February 14, 2006, at 14:46:38
> I would assume that all drug which produce withdrawl to patient would produce withdrawl to child.
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> I would expect that a withdrawl might be felt more significantly by child and may have lasting impact on emotional developement. Thats just my oppinion, I have no data to back it up.
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> Linkadge
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>I'd agree that if a drug causes withdrawal for adults, it's likely to cause problems for neonates. And I would not be surprised to find that it had lasting effects -- we already know that not being held enough as an infant, and not having certain needs met during that time, can lead to adjustment problems, etc. I'd assume that the withdrawal would create some needs that couldn't be met, therefore creating those same problems, or similar.
What worries me more, though, and the reason I will probably stop even the Wellbutrin if we succeed in getting pregnant, is what the drugs are doing to the development of the nervous system and brain in the first place. Are they causing changes to the receptor density? Sensitivity? Will this cause changes that will hold on? Plasticity or not, I would expect some sort of changes to occur in that development.
Then again, I think I can struggle through with the thought of a healthy baby at the end, and I'm hardly in remission now, so maybe it's not so vital for me to stay medicated?
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