This sheet talks about anxiety in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is anxiety? Anxiety is excessive and uncontrollable worry. It is common to worry about your pregnancy or your baby’s health. Worry becomes an anxiety disorder when the worrying thoughts are frequent, time-consuming, intrusive and irrational. Intrusive thoughts are unwelcome thoughts or images that are upsetting. …
The Baby Blog: Depression
Fluoxetine (Prozac®)
This sheet is about exposure to fluoxetine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is fluoxetine? Fluoxetine is a medication commonly used to treat depression. Fluoxetine is also used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette’s syndrome, bulimia nervosa, panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Some brand names for fluoxetine are Prozac® and Sarafem®. Fluoxetine …
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®, Oxtellar XR®)
This sheet is about using carbamazepine in pregnancy or while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is carbamazepine? Carbamazepine is a medication used to control seizures. It is also used to treat other conditions, such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or pain disorders. A common brand name for carbamazepine is Tegretol®. I take carbamazepine. Can it make it harder for me to become pregnant? …
Nortriptyline
This sheet talks about exposure to nortriptyline in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is nortriptyline? Nortriptyline is a prescription medication that has been approved to treat depression. It is part of a group of medications called tricyclic antidepressants. Nortriptyline has also been used for other medical indications, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), …
Olanzapine (Zyprexa®)
This sheet talks about exposure to olanzapine in pregnancy and while breastfeeding. This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. What is olanzapine? Olanzapine is a medication used to treat schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. It is sometimes used with other medications to treat depression and has been used to treat anorexia and symptoms of dementia. Olanzapine belongs to a group of medications called atypical …
