https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:01:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antidepressants-irregular-periods#post-2898564 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 11:11:02 +0000 kce56 2898564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyoung I’m on Remeron which isn’t a typical antidepressant and it’s hard to find that much info on this effect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antidepressants-irregular-periods#post-2898558 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:56:27 +0000 cyoung 2898558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kce56: for me it’s been depending on the medication. I’m on ability and it’s doesn’t effect it but I was on Latuda (spelling?) and it made my prolactin levels raise and my periods mess up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antidepressants-irregular-periods#post-2898556 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 09:39:00 +0000 kce56 2898556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ve been on anti-anxiety medication for just over a year now and my periods have been all over the place. My most recent period came just 2 weeks after the last one! I had a bunch of testing done earlier this year (including an ultrasound) and am going back to my gynecologist next week but am wondering if any bees have similar experiences. I don’t even know if the two are related, maybe it’s just age (I’m 37). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212441 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:38:10 +0000 yoursilverlining 2212441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@csross217: I was on a low dose too (I think 75mg???) so definitely call your doctor. Like you, I had no idea the withdrawal could be so bad! I had some Zofran left over from when I was pregnant that helped a lot. Hope you feel better soon!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212438 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:36:18 +0000 csross217 2212438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I think that's what I'll end up doing. My doctor said I shouldn't have a problem weaning off quickly since I was on a low dose for a short amount of time, but obviously my body isn't liking it at all. I have a call in to the office to see what I can do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212436 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:34:43 +0000 csross217 2212436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ms.line: Thanks! Good luck with the withdrawal and congrats on the BFP!!! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212435 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:33:48 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2212435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>effexor is pretty powerful (compared to lexapro) so i would take a longer time to wean off of it than you did. could you go back on a low dosage and wean a little slower? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212430 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:30:46 +0000 ms.line 2212430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just stopped klonopin cold-turkey on Tuesday when I got my BFP - hasn't been as bad as what you're describing, but I empathize! Take care of yourself, and good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212172 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:46:54 +0000 LindsayInNY 2212172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Basically what @Mamasig: said. I weaned off Lexapro twice - once with doctor instructions and once on my own (since I had already done it before). I think my dosage was only 20mg and it was easily a 23-3 month process. First off, I would call your doctor first. Second though, I think you're doing it WAY too fast. Some drugs are harder to wean off than others. Effexor might be one of them. If your current dose is 75mg, you might need to slow down the decrease. So go 50mg for close to a month before decreasing again. If you're experiencing withdrawal effects, stay on your current dose until you don't. So maybe 50mg for a month, 37.5mg for a month, 25mg, etc. Your doctor can also write you other prescriptions for smaller amounts while you go off it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212171 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:46:51 +0000 sarac 2212171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a very hard time weaning off effexor as well. It was a decade ago, so I don't remember specifics, but it certainly didn't last forever. One great thing that did happen was that afterwards my anxiety never again returned to the level it had been at before. Effexor permanently changed my brain in that way. I hope it's the only way, honestly, because that is kind of creepy, but still. The lowered anxiety persisted in a lot of ways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212162 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:38:51 +0000 mamabolt 2212162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh hugs. My DH just weaned off of effexor a month ago. It was brutal! He is feeling much much better now though so if you can get through the initial terrible days it will get better. Good luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212129 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:12:08 +0000 csross217 2212129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: That's scary! I really wish I had read up on Effexor more before starting to take it in the first place. I'll call my dr to see what she can do for the withdrawal... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212122 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:07:15 +0000 yoursilverlining 2212122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weaning off effexor is HELL. My doctor said for many people, it’s worse than weaning off *heroin*. My doctor ended up having to call me in an Rx for something else (can’t remember what) when I weaned off effexor because the side effects (especially dizziness and nausea) were so bad, and I had done a super, super gradual wean too (like 2 weeks at each step down, stepped from 37.5 to half that, then half that, etc.). I would highly suggest calling your doctor immediately to see if they can help during your withdrawal period, which can be long. </p> <p>I have also weaned off Zoloft a couple of times, and it is nothing compared to trying to get off effexor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212097 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:52:33 +0000 Mamasig 2212097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've weaned off of Lexapro twice. I forgot what dosage I was taking, but it was the minimum. Basically, I did it very slowly. If I remember correctly, I dropped my dosage by 1/4 about every 2 weeks. I had no side effects.</p> <p>I think you need to do it slower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-off-antidepressants#post-2212050 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:32:31 +0000 csross217 2212050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have experience with weaning off antidepressants/anti-anxiety meds? </p> <p>I'm currently weaning off Effexor after being on it for about 6 months for some acute anxiety stuff. My doctor advised that I discontinue it since we're TTC. I was taking 75mg, then stepped down to 37.5 for a week, then every other day, now I'm off completely. It's been 3 days, and holy cow are the side effects miserable :sad: . Dizziness, nausea, fatigue, brain zaps if I move my eyes too quickly.</p> <p>Any advice on how long this will last?? It's terrible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc/page/2#post-1826195 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:16:00 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1826195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: thank you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc/page/2#post-1824609 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:20:35 +0000 lamariniere 1824609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my mom 7 years ago, so I can relate. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc/page/2#post-1824353 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:28:49 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1824353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fryxie: thank you. I've decided that I won't be taking the Xanax. I'm just praying and taking things one day at a time. We'll be leaving everything in God's hands and what shall be shall be. Yesterday morning was really hard for me, but my DH reminded me that my dad would tell me to cheer up, pray and keep going. So that's what I did. I still paused a few times throughout the day and felt a heavy heart. We also received my dad's ashes yesterday so that was surreal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc/page/2#post-1824338 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:23:01 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1824338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: No. I have two boys 11yrs and 6yrs. I had two mc last year. My second mc was twins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc/page/2#post-1821733 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:04:25 +0000 babybronco 1821733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry for your loss, so incredibly sorry. </p> <p>Don't take the xanax if you think you're pregnant. I have xanax and zoloft (been on them since I was 15) and my doc told me I'd have to get rid of the xanax when I got pregnant (we're ttc). </p> <p>Let your primary know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc/page/2#post-1821708 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:54:49 +0000 MaryM 1821708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: I am so sorry for your loss. </p> <p>I don't think you mentioned it, but are you in any sort of therapy?</p> <p>My dad had brain cancer several years ago (he died in 2009), and I totally know what you're saying about it hurting so bad it physically hurts. I went to my PCP at one point because I SWORE I had mono. It felt just like when I had it in college. I was physically achey and just felt...sick. When the test came back negative and my doctor told me he couldn't find anything wrong with me, I totally broke down in his office and he prescribed me xanax. </p> <p>I told a friend about it (who'd also lost her father to the same cancer) and she suggested I go to therapy as well. The medicine was just a bandaid to deal with the pain for now. But I needed to learn how to cope with it through therapy.</p> <p>DH and I weren't even married yet so we weren't TTC at the time, so I did find the drugs helpful, but eventually I started feeling numb while on them and weaned off. </p> <p>I hope you have lots of support to help you through this really awful time. I know how much it can totally suck to have to deal with the new normal of a parent not being there. </p> <p>I think a T-shirt quilt is an amazing idea. I made one for my dad when he was sick and I treasure it now. </p> <p>If you need someone to talk to, feel free to wall me and I'll give you my email address. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc/page/2#post-1821687 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:44:28 +0000 alohaorchid 1821687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry for your loss. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820213 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:07:07 +0000 skipra 1820213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so sorry for your loss. Unfortunately I went through a very similar experience a couple months before conceiving our first boy. I do not know anything about the medication but just want to say I am thinking of you during this very difficult time.<br /> It probably doesn't help much, but after my m/c and passing of my stepdad, I got pregnant most likely in his birthday which was n entire week early for my cycle. I truly believe it was a gift from him and happened when it was meant to. Sending you many hugs :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820206 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:52:43 +0000 simplyfelicity 1820206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ChasingARainbow: Of course, that's what this place is all about! Just out of curiosity, are you TTC for your first baby? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820193 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:42:46 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1820193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: I agree with you. Sorry about your loss. I Know I have to just let the Lord do what He needs to do. My dad used to say "GAP", God always provides. Talking to you all really has given me some clarity. I ask that the Lord blesses you all for being so kind to a stranger. Love you all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820183 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:37:46 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1820183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: thank you. I spoke to my husband he wants me to do what I feel comfortable with. I desperately want another baby, but I also don't want to harm a baby. After two mc I know I'll always paranoid throughout the pregnancy. I'll just pray about it and see what the doctor says. I too am sorry for the loss of your mother. Praying God gives us peace and comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820174 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:26:08 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1820174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: thank you nurse mommy. I pray every night that God give me my dad's strength to get through the next day. I guess the saying rings true " what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820169 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:19:58 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1820169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: thank you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820167 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:19:32 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1820167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cole: I was going to start a scrap book and a t shirt quilt cause he had a bunch of t shirts. I always found crafts therapeutic and I'm hoping it will help thinking of all the great times. All of you ladies have really helped me out. I don't really talk to my mom or sister about how devastated I really am because I was always considered the strong one. It's a lot of pressure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/huge-loss-and-ttc#post-1820164 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:13:36 +0000 ChasingARainbow 1820164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AmeliaBedilia: thank you. I'm going to do that before I take anything. </p>