Phone Rodney Whytte on the Monash Medical Centre Drug information Line. 03 95942361 You might not need to stop them.
I just called him from PNG with a qn and he is so lovely and has his finger right on the pulse. Nothing is ever a problem and is only too happy to answer qns.
Junglemum - Thanks heaps!! I rang them straight away and they were sooo helpful and looked into it and said it shouldn't be a problem at this early stage in the pregnancy & the risks were greater to stop cold turkey than to continue them at this stage.
I'm so relieved coz I was already starting to feel like crap after not taking them for the few days.
Slightly angry as well though coz when I tried my doctor this morning to run it by her the receptionist wouldn't let me even speak with my doc & THE RECEPTIONIST advised me to stop taking them untill she could get me an appointment!! Not to mention she was rather rude generally speaking.
Yeah you have to wonder why they think they can give advice sometimes... especially when it can make a profound impact on a person's life
Anti-depressants should never be stopped abruptly unless under the strict instruction of a trained professional, and I can testify to that as I have stopped taking them previously and it doesn't end pretty (admittance to the psychiatric hospital). Don't be afraid to question the doctor as well if you don't understand/agree because they too can sometimes get it wrong
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