[Moose372]

For at least three weeks I've been having cramping and pains. And because I needed to start a yeast infection med, the nurse suggested I take a home test just to be sure. Well of course, I'm already on Depakote which is a HUGE no-no while pregnant... as is xanax..... So I took it at the dr.s after I bought it and threw it in my purse. Brought it out later expecting the resultsl side to be pure as the driven snow.... instead there is an ugly blue line staring at me!!! after my boyfriend and I have been fighting and finally made up the last few days.... and now this! The stress... I'm just in shock. I am just hoping the test is a false positive.

[PsyChris]

Well the first thing to do is to call your doctor so you can have a urine pregnancy test done to confirm. Then he will need to adjust your medications. Your right Depakote is not the best thing to be on during pregnancy. Xanax, as long as it's prescribed, is safe to take.

You obviously have some decisions to make in the near future but right now focus on your health!

[Moose372]

Well I didn't retest and I have felt funny- really queasy w/o food- but I've had such a LONG day and eventful day too that I feel like its been 2 or 3 days. At any rate, I was reading online and apparently anti-convulsants can sometimes give a false-positive result on a home pregnancy test. Since the one at the dr's didn't turn positive and the ultrasound was iffy, I'm just going with "prolly not" for now. The blood test they took yesterday aught to be back tomorrow, I hope- and that will tell us for sure. I also found a post of my OWN- lol- from 2006 here talking about similar queasiness when I first went on Depakote.... My dose hasn't increased lately- not within the last month or so, anyway.

[PsyChris]

Yes they can generate a false positive. The HCG Serum is a good indicator of pregnancy. I'm glad you did so well in confronting this!

-Chris

[Moose372]

The blood test was negative.