The conversation in the thread the last 24-hours or so has reminded me that I really want to write a book that is essentially, "The Girlfriend's Guide to Anti-Depressants."

For those who are considering taking ADs while pregnant, if you decide to do so, you should call the company and offer to be part of a study. They would really love to know how the drug affects pregnant women, and they would probably give you your drugs for free. Also, possibly some free medical care/checkups.

Pretty bracelet, Scrappy!

Ativan has saved my cookies on a regular basis. I lurve it.

Xanax saved my pah-toot at the SF2F.

Went to a new salad bar today. This one, instead of charging you for each item, lets you pick six things.

On romaine, I went with: mixed nuts, feta, avocado, scallions, asparagus and tomatos. In oil and vinegar. It is nom nom nom.

Now when I'm bored at work I can make up salads. Next time I think I'll get avocado, bacon, chicken, tomato, scalion, and nuts in blue cheese.

IIRC, there are some b.org mothers here who were on ADs during pregnancy and for the duration of their nursing relationship.

My local non-Buffista friend was, I think, off them when she was pregnant, but wound up back on them soon after having her daughter.

Check Ask Moxie, which probably has good information on it.

I only know a little about EFT and haven’t done it myself, but I’ve been in DBT for five years now. It saved my life. And I don’t say that lightly. If you ever want to talk about it, give me a holler.

It's been a major change for you! You really are, like, the poster bug for how well it can work.

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Xanax is a palindrome!

Nice bracelet, Scrappy!

I have come to the conclusion that Draconian Dictator is not going to be content until every employee at the school is miserable, a mindless drone or replaced by a teacher he selects that may (or may not) stay more than a year.

The reason for removing the microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers and desk lamps? Budget cuts. This is going to allow the school to save oh so much money. (DH got a laugh out of that one, he works at the power plants in town)

I think I'm going to have to go see my GP about going back on AD's.

I was on Prozac through both my pregnancies, and while nursing. I was at 60mg when I got pregnant with Eve but tapered down to 20mg fairly quickly once I knew. My psychiatrist cleverly prescribed Prozac to me when I told him I was using condoms for birth control, and of course we did not plan to get pregnant when we did. There are virtually no controlled randomized studies of anything done on pregnant women, because it's considered unethical. But since Prozac is the SSRI that's been on the market the longest, it's considered the safest for pregnancy, since any huge problems would have surfaced by now (I think it's been on the market 20 years). I know other SSRIs can be prescribed for pregnant women also; in general the newer the drug the less is known. I think for SSRIs as a class there are some minor risks to the baby (low birth weight is the biggest IIRC) but a study found that untreated depression in pregnant women also tended to have similar risks for the baby (including low birth weight).

For breastfeeding, Prozac is probably not ideal, since it is expressed in breast milk (it stays in the system a long time; a lot of SSRIs have a much shorter halflife in the body.) There are some SSRIs that are more recommended for breastfeeding women, but I can't remember which offhand. But as I said I nursed both my kids for 2 years on Prozac and they seem as normal as any children of mine might reasonably be expected to be.

So is Ativan a now-and-again thing as opposed to a daily thing?