Ever since I was diagnosed with depression, I dreaded the day when I became pregnant. Most antidepressants are in a class of drugs that are considered unsafe for the fetus in a variety of ways. I always planned to go off my antidepressants when I became pregnant, and was positive that I would spend the entire pregnancy depressed. The day I found out I was pregnant, I called my psychopharmacologist by prior arrangement, and he instructed me in how to wean myself off my meds. I was extremely apprehensive, but knew I had to do it for the baby?s sake.

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