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Nov 07, 2014 at 08:17 AM
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I went to the therapist yesterday with my husband and I'm feeling confused. I went to try and get direction on coping with my twin pregnancy and handle my depression, anxiety, and ocd. My husband went to get advice on how to cope with my illnesses. It was an hour appt and the therapist discussed several things with us. We talked about my medication and was it really necessary for me to take it. I've been on Zoloft and kolonopin for 15 years and stopped taking it within 2 weeks of learning about my pregnancy. I just started taking a small dose of zoloft again since my ob and another specialist suggested it. They also told me that I needed to do whatever it took to be in good mental health during the pregnancy, the benefits would be greater than the risks.
That is where my confusion came into play. When the therapist talked to me about learning how to manage life without medication and how this was a wonderful opportunity to rethink if I really needed medication, I got upset. I felt like I was being categorized as weak or a drug addict. I started to feel like she was telling me that for the past 15 years I was copping out and doing it the easy way. When she asked me why I never tried any other way, I told her I got help this way and didn't think I needed to try another way. I already feel so guilty that I needed to be put back on the zoloft and when she brought all these questions up to me I felt so bad. I didn't tell her how this made me feel because she was giving me and my husband good suggestions on other things. I don't understand why some dr's look at medication as a solution and others look at it as a problem. I've always been ashamed of relying on medicine but now that I'm not taking what I usually take and struggling so bad I realize how much it really helped. Should I be embarrassed? Should I feel weak? Because I do. I'm in a fragile state. I'm afraid of being a mom soon and feeling like I've made bad choices. If I made bad choices for myself how am I supposed to make good choices for these twins? I feel so unfit, unprepared and hopeless. Maybe I took her questions out of context and I'm just over analyzing everything. I have no idea. What is wrong with me? |
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Nov 07, 2014 at 11:57 AM
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I can certainly understand why you would take her comments the way you did. I would have myself. I tried other ways for thirty years before I broke down and took meds. it was meds or die. so now I know there is no other choice. I would be deeply offended if a t told me that and I would have gone off on her.
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Nov 07, 2014 at 04:30 PM
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Well, basically the T can go eff herself at this point.
Zoloft is a preferred drug for breastfeeding and has long been that (for at least 15 years). So you are on a drug that helps you, that does not produce much untoward action for the fetus, and that will allow you to nurse your twins. So rejoice - the situation could be much worse. Sertraline (Zoloft) use while Breastfeeding |
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Nov 07, 2014 at 04:37 PM
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PS if you have such bad therapists in your area (this one does not know what therapy is, because lecturing is not therapy), maybe give up on trying to find one and instead focus on finding a good lactation consultant NOW. Below is the list I got by plugging in your location. You may not need a lactation consultant, but then you might - they say that women on Zoloft need more help with breastfeeding. At that time, you really do not want to run into a person with the worldview similar to that of the lecturing "therapist". So call everybody now that there is no urgency yet and tell them what you have told us - that you are pregnant with twins and on Zoloft - and ask if they have had experience helping new moms of twins who take Zoloft (Zoloft is such a typical SSRI that I cannot imagine that you won't find lactation consultants with relevant experience). Then based on how they sound or the location or whatever criteria seem useful for you, narrow down the list and meet these women and finally select the one you like best. Then after the birth, if you are having problems, she will be a quick phone call away - no interviews and no unpleasant surprises.
Map data ©2014 Google Terms of Use Report a map error [print] Faith Ploude The Family Collection 21780 SW 157 Ave. Miami, FL 33170-2112 phone: 305.282.1975 phone: 305.248.8235 Practice: Hospital,Private Practice,Retail Sales,LC Educator/Course Provider More info about 33 miles from you get directions Sammy Ramler South Miami Hospital 8380 SW 164th St. Miami, FL 33157 phone: 305.255.2339 Practice: Hospital More info about 37 miles from you get directions Maureen Pahl South Miami Hospital, Baptist Health 6018 Paradise Point Drive Miami, FL 33157 phone: 305.297.6499 phone: South Miami Hospital, Baptist Health Practice: Hospital More info about 39 miles from you get directions Regina Roig-Romero Florida Dept of Health in Miami-Dade County - WIC 14000 SW 90th Ave #BB102 Miami, FL 33176 phone: 305.297.0981 Practice: Private Practice,Home Visits,Community/Public Health/WIC More info about 40 miles from you get directions Mireya Roman 8830 SW 123rd Ct Apt #402 Miami, FL 33186 phone: 305.815.3689 Practice: Clinic or Birthing Center More info about 42 miles from you get directions Rosa Bazzani Private Practice/Home visits 7350 SW 89th St apt 712 Miami, FL 33156 phone: 305.632.8506 Practice: Private Practice More info about 42 miles from you get directions Lili Williams-Cantor Liliana Williams Cantor IBCLC, LLC 1522 San Ignacio Ave Suite #1 Coral Gables, FL 33148 phone: 305.607.6724 Practice: Private Practice,Home Visits More info about 44 miles from you get directions Leanne Jewell 4341 SW 104 Court Miami, FL 33165 phone: 305.553.3372 Practice: Hospital More info about 45 miles from you get directions Blanca Herrera 6670 sw 12 st apt 2 Miami, FL 33144 More info about 47 miles from you get directions Shakira Henderson South Miami Hospital - Baptist Health South Florida 7741 NW 7th St Apt 501 Miami, FL 33126 phone: 786.417.2127 Practice: Hospital More info about 48 miles from you get directions Alison Grewal Optimized Nutrition Inc. 345 W 46th Street Miami, FL 33140 phone: 786-546-6800 Practice: Private Practice More info about 55 miles from you get directions Ana Estorino Uribasterra Loving Start Lactation Services 17901 NW 5th Street,Suite 202 Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 phone: 954.435.4471 Practice: Private Practice More info about 64 miles from you get directions Andrea Blanco Loving Start Lactation Services 17901 NW 5th Street Suite 202 Pembroke Pines, FL 33025 Practice: Home Visits,Physicians Office,Private Practice More info about 64 miles from you get directions Esther March-Singleton 1051 Atkinson Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 phone: 954.749.9990 More info about 72 miles from you get directions Judith Gibel Broward General Lactation Center 1600 S. Andrews Ave. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 phone: 954.468.5276 Practice: Hospital More info about 73 miles from you get directions Carole Glatter 1600 S. Andrews Ave. Broward General Medical Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 phone: 954.468.5276 Practice: Hospital More info about 73 miles from you get directions Pam Hendrix Memorial Hospital West 6011 Lombard Ct Tamarac, FL 33321 phone: 954.844.9908 Practice: Hospital More info about 78 miles from you get directions Patty Sipala Holy Cross Hospital 5851 NE 14th Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 phone: 954.938.8285 Practice: Hospital More info about 79 miles from you get directions Maria Penades Childbirth Services 11505 NW 41st. Street Coral Springs, FL 33065 phone: 954.274.2634 More info about 83 miles from you get directions Maureen Crissy Ameda Breastfeeding Products 5101 NE 27th Terace Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 phone: 954.548.6556 Practice: Hospital,Private Practice More info about 86 miles from you get directions Anne-Marie Sawicki BreastfeedingWithAnneMarie 3489 Palladian Circle Deerfield Beach, FL 33442 phone: 561.302.1998 Practice: Hospital,Private Practice,Home Visits,Community/Public Health/WIC,Retail Sales,Patient Education/Advocacy,Corporate Lactation Programs More info about 88 miles from you get directions Jackie Adames Nurturing Your Newborn 11421 Whisper Lake Way Boca Raton, FL 33428 phone: 561.706.4121 Practice: Private Practice,Community/Public Health/WIC More info about 89 miles from you get directions Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones RN! Inc. 1575 SW 4th Circle Boca Ratone, FL phone: 561.338.3322 Practice: Home Visits More info about 89 miles from you get directions Mallory Mudd Pomerville 1538 Bowfin Court Unit D Key West, FL 33040 phone: 660-909-2350 or 305.240.6118 Practice: Hospital,Clinic or Birthing Center,Private Practice,Home Visits,Government,Military,Patient Education/Advocacy More info about 91 miles from you get directions Laurie Owens Breastfeeding Services 2308 Elizabeth Ct Naples, FL 34112 phone: 239.404.4933 phone: 239.775.6067 Practice: Private Practice More info about 108 miles from you get directions Dot Horn NCH Healthcare System 2136 Grove Dr Naples, FL 34120 phone: 2395527546 Practice: Hospital More info about 109 miles from you get directions Kathy Wegner Royal Palm Beach FL 33411 phone: 561.236.9011 Practice: Hospital,Private Practice More info about 113 miles from you get directions Donna Franklin 13011 Shoreside Court Fort Myers, FL 33913 phone: 239.329.0779 Practice: Private Practice More info about 131 miles from you get directions Juana Rodriguez 4539 SW 15th Place Cape Coral, FL 33914 phone: 239.343-5030 Practice: Hospital More info about 141 miles from you get directions Jodi Smart 2507 SW Deckard St. Port St. Lucie, FL 34953 Practice: Hospital More info about 151 miles from you get directions |
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Nov 08, 2014 at 12:09 AM
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Wow, your therapist sounds horrible. I'm in the same boat as you. Stopped all meds when I got pregnant, only my therapist was very against it and thought I should stay on welbutrin which I took for depression. Months into pregnancy my depression worsened severely, and I was just put back on welbutrin by my OB who said the risk was "trivial" and that she hands out these pills for far less. She said Zoloft was a first line drug for depression in pregnancy. Not sure what your therapists problem is. I felt all those things as you and was convinced by doctors and therapists they wernt true... Id def find a new shrink, and maybe even consider reporting this one so they don't damage anyone else in the future.
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Nov 08, 2014 at 02:37 AM
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Plus, if OP reports her, there would be a feeling of closure and of "doing the right thing for the sake of others" (future clients of the T), so my vote is +1 on reporting. |
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Nov 08, 2014 at 08:22 AM
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You will be a fine mother. The amount you show you care by working and just doing your best will provide the tots with what they need. I don't think zoloft is the issue but the klonipin may be what the T is concerned about as it is habit forming.
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Nov 09, 2014 at 11:40 AM
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Keep shopping for one you get along with. Or make it absolutely clear that you will not discuss medication with her.(him?) |
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