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When mental health medication conflicts with pregnancy desires

I want to get pregnant but my psychiatrist says going off my bipolar medication is dangerous and I feel trapped between motherhood and madness.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your reproductive autonomy is constrained by the chemical requirements of your neurochemical stability.

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“Where Are You with Mental health medications and the body?”

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