Pregnant While on Medication

[InkedMama]

Hey you guyz and galz. Ok. As ya know I Started 20mg of Prozac and 1 miligram of Klonapin- It has helped my FEELINGS greatly and for sure weeded out a lot of my random POPPERS. Now when I get them they aren't as strong Its like they are dying down. My thing is tho. I went to my psychiatrist Thursday and I told him I was worried with taking all these medications while pregnant tho he reassured me as well as my obgyn that being out of the first trimester I can take more for things than usual. And my anxiety / panic level totally was ELEVATED so high I definately needed something to bring me down. BUT, the kicker. He did mention that I can take the PROZAC every other day..therefore its like taking 10mg. Prozac has a long life span. So I skipped it yesterday and today I have had hardly any twitching. Seriously, its been great. Im actually gonna go play poker tonight, but my thing is??? Sooo what caused the twitching to slow down..is it because ONE, The Klonapin and Prozac are NOW in my system or TWO I cut down on the dose of Prozac????? So now what? I went ahead and I took the PROZAC today, so Im in the every other day effect ( and the lower dosage is helping) . Anyhow- What do you all think?I'd like to just say I am getting back into my 28 yr old body that I should be in and its neither, its just going away!!! But I highly doubt that!

 

[bluestarman]

You're right that Prozac has an extremely long half-life so doses can be missed or spread out without the brain zaps of other meds. If I recall, it is one of the few ADs that pregnant women are allowed to take.I had a hard time with an SSRI antidepressant (escitalopram, or Lexapro), which I took for 12 weeks. I didn't twitch until I took Lexapro. And, when I was tapering off it, I felt great after each taper. You may be feeling the same, which is equivalent to a lower dose overall.Klonopin will really level you, alright. It didn't help me at all, overall. Xanax was much more effective, at low doses, and I take it infrequently. With benzos, your mileage may vary.Anxiety is a major BFS driver as everyone else has said. If it persists for you, check out your local resources for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, or CBT. This was very effective for me.What area of Bama are you from? I spent 8 good years in Huntsville.-Dave

 

[cindyandco]

Klonopin (if its the same med - Rivotril here, benzodiaz.) helped me in first months,it calmed down my twitches and my anxiety, too. However, after 6 and more months it doesnt work for me now.