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How to handle psychiatric medication when planning pregnancy

My antidepressant works but I want to get pregnant and going off it feels like choosing between my mental health and my future child.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The desire to create life conflicts with the pharmaceutical support that makes life bearable.

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