[_Hope_]

I took both during my pregnancy. My ob assured me it was perfectly safe and considering i was not mentally healthy at the time i continued with my meds all the way through.
My daughter is very sensitive to sound and has been since birth. Just the pop sound when open the baby wipes would get her upset and crying. The louder the noise the more crying. No one seem concerned. I dropped the issue. Then at age 2 she started having seizures. Again everyone thought I was overreacting. My husband agreed to have her checked out before she went to school so we would have an answer if the teachers ever noticed anything. Sure enough she has seizures. (moms apperently know nothing) She went on medication to control them and they became worse. The dr upped her meds where now she is not having any noticable seizures.

I would like to know if there is any relationship to the meds I was taking. The neurologist said no before i could even explain what i had been taking. Even if there is no evidence to prove the meds have anything to do with her condition I would still like this to go on record somewhere just in case it is related.

I don't want another child to go through what my daughter has gone through if it is possible to stop it.

[ickydog2006]

According to pg 25-26 of the PDF for Zoloft (found using google/ www.zoloft.com)... these are some of the passages I found including pregnancy (also I believe some of this is included in the papers that come with medicatino when you pick it up)...

"ZOLOFT (sertraline hydrochloride)
should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the
fetus.
Pregnancy-Nonteratogenic Effects–Neonates exposed to Zoloft and other SSRIs or SNRIs, late
in the third trimester have developed complications requiring prolonged hospitalization,
respiratory support, and tube feeding. These findings are based on postmarketing reports. Such
complications can arise immediately upon delivery. Reported clinical findings have included
respiratory distress, cyanosis, apnea, seizures, temperature instability, feeding difficulty,
vomiting, hypoglycemia, hypotonia, hypertonia, hyperreflexia, tremor, jitteriness, irritability, and
constant crying. These features are consistent with either a direct toxic effect of SSRIs and
SNRIs or, possibly, a drug discontinuation syndrome. It should be noted that, in some cases, the
clinical picture is consistent with serotonin syndrome (see WARNINGS).
Infants exposed to SSRIs in late pregnancy may have an increased risk for persistent pulmonary
hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). PPHN occurs in 1-2 per 1,000 live births in the general
population and is associated with substantial neonatal morbidity and mortality. In a retrospective
case-control study of 377 women whose infants were born with PPHN and 836 women whose
infants were born healthy, the risk for developing PPHN was approximately six-fold higher for
infants exposed to SSRIs after the 20th week of gestation compared to infants who had not been
exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy. There is currently no corroborative evidence
regarding the risk for PPHN following exposure to SSRIs in pregnancy; this is the first study that
has investigated the potential risk. The study did not include enough cases with exposure to
individual SSRIs to determine if all SSRIs posed similar levels of PPHN risk.
When treating a pregnant woman with ZOLOFT during the third trimester, the physician should
carefully consider both the potential risks and benefits of treatment (see DOSAGE AND
26
ADMINISTRATION). Physicians should note that in a prospective longitudinal study of 201
women with a history of major depression who were euthymic in the context of antidepressant
therapy at the beginning of pregnancy, women who discontinued antidepressant medication
during pregnancy were more likely to experience a relapse of major depression than women who
continued antidepressant medication.
Labor and Delivery–The effect of ZOLOFT on labor and delivery in humans is unknown.
Nursing Mothers–It is not known whether, and if so in what amount, sertraline or its
metabolites are excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk,
caution should be exercised when ZOLOFT is administered to a nursing woman."

[sunrise]

bpdsufferer, I would suggest making an appointment with a genetic counselor at a major medical center. Travel a few hours if you need to. When I was pregnant, my genetic counselor knew all the answers, in great detail, to my questions about chemical and drug exposures (I worked in a lab). He had access to databases with all this info. My MD knew nothing (and had referred me to the GC). So a GC, if anyone, should be able to answer many of your questions.

Good luck. And best of luck to your daughter. I am glad her seizures are under control.