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Breast feeding and bipolar medications
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Q: hi i was diagnosed with bi-polar 6+ years ago . i went off my meds 15
months ago because i got pregnate my son is now 5 1/2 months old . i am brest
feeding so i'm still off my meds i was doing great until a week ago .i've been
having alot of major up's and downs my son refuses a bottle so i cant break
him from breast feeding yet. do you have any advise of any meds i can take
while i breast feed? that wont harm my baby. or anything i can do to keep my
head level??? i feel like i'm going crazy.....
i know i need my meds but my baby comes first...... do you have any
advise....?
thank you
colleen
Dear Colleen -- Then there's the line of thought you've probably heard plenty by now: your son is probably better off with a mother who's not feeling like she's going crazy than with breast milk anymore. He got his good antibodies from you already. There's probably more benefit to be had, but not if it costs him his mother's mental health. If you can't get controlled quickly on Depakote, time to strongly consider weaning and getting on whatever you need for good symptom control. Dr. Phelps |