Do the benefits outweigh the risks? What would you do??

. You had better Research that. Maybe your doc doesn't know ALL the facts.

"...Seroquel® (quetiapine fumarate) may not be safe for women who are pregnant. In previous animal studies that looked at the effects of the drug during pregnancy, Seroquel increased the chance of miscarriage and other problems. " ..

... If you are taking Seroquel and pregnancy occurs (or you are thinking of becoming pregnant while taking the drug), let your healthcare provider know. He or she will consider both the benefits and risks of taking it during pregnancy before making a recommendation for your particular situation. " ...

Read the 'rxlist' site.

Your psychiatrist is right, the benefits really do outweigh the risks. If you have a relapse you might hurt both you and the baby. Seroquel is probably the safest. SSRIs like Zoloft (when taken during the last trimester) have been linked to increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns, though the risk is still low. Finally, lithium is linked to Ebstein's anomaly (a very rare heart defect). The chance of this happening without lithium is about 1 in 20,000 children, and this rises to about 1 in 1000 with lithium. The baby's heart develops during the first weeks of pregnancy, though, so stopping the medication at this point would be useless. Lithium is safer than the anticonvulsants (other drugs used to treat bipolar disorder), in any case, and there are studies to show it does not adversely affect your child's mental development after during childhood.

I know you are very concerned for the welfare of your child, but please heed your physician's advise and get back on the meds. The risk of relapse is very high in this case.

Get a second opinioon from another psychiatrist. I'm pretty sure that there are other stabilizers with lower risks to the child. Also, the first trimester is important. If you can make it thru that w/o meds, that risk sometimes is worth it. It all depends on your brand of bipolar and how stable you are. But seriously, get a second opinion.

A good site for psych med info from the user perspective is http://www.crazymeds.us/ There is solid research info w/links as well. They have a forum on women's issues at the bottom of the the talk board. I believe there are a few threads on pregnancy. If your questions aren't answered, you can post your own. Another site that should have ppl with first hand knowledge is http://www.crazyboards.org/ The med info isn't quite as good on the whole, but for pregnancy, there might be more ppl with experience.

it is likewise a query I surely have been asking myself these days. I additionally neutered my doggy at 6 months, blindly thinking it became the right subject to do with the aid of fact he became a puppy. i'm no longer interior the area the place I could decide, yet when I do get my next doggy, i'll incredibly be thinking no longer neutering. easily i'm leaning in direction of no longer. i be conscious of that i might nicely be to blame adequate to avert matings and there is little to no earnings from neutering. I presently have a working dogs who's intact. there is not any subject with habit or "unintentional" matings. i've got confidence it continues to be the main suitable selection for the final public of the inhabitants available with the aid of fact many can't look to administration an intact dogs, yet for those to blame adequate, I see no longer something incorrect with leaving a dogs intact. i'll nevertheless advise it watching the situation. yet each and each time a query approximately reward/hazards, I direct them to that hyperlink. Many at right here will declare there are no hazards and it is fit.

there are other meds out there. if u feel that strongly maybe talk to OBGYN about it. i can understand your concerns. i know someone who has had 2 babies while on mds for bi polar and the babies are fine. bi polar people need meds!!!