Sertaline in pregnancy.

Hello ladies,

Hoping someone can help. I have been prescribed sertraline but have been reluctant to take it because of the side affects it can have on the baby. The doctors have said the risk is very low but I’m so anxious about it. Today it my second day taking it and I’ve gone to the toilet wiped and saw bright red blood but nothing on my underwear. Should I be panicking at this point? Should I stop taking ?

Please let me know

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I'm taking a similar antidepressant while pregnant and was worried too, but in the end you have to balance the negative effects of untreated depression on your baby and you against the very small added risk caused by taking SSRIs So many women are taking then while pregnant. Here's a patient safety leaflet my GP sent me https://www.medicinesinpregnancy.org/Medicine--pregnancy/Sertraline/

I'm sorry you're feeling so anxious about things. Sertraline is often said to be the safest antidepressant to take when pregnant and remember both that your doctor has advised you to take it because they think it's in your best interests, and also that it is likely to take a couple of weeks for then to kick in properly. Best of luck x

I was taking sertraline for about a year before my pregnancy and then continued to take them throughout my whole pregnancy. I’m only just starting to come off them now and my daughter is 15 months, I never had any issues, apart from really horrible side effects when I started taking them. It took about a week for them to subside x

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