Quote From: hurtsobadI am not a doctor but I have used my share of meds and I know SEROQUEL is a heavy duty medication and It also causes major weight gain! Ask your doctor about Trazadone.
I would also commet on your decision to get pregnant . How long have you been stable? Why in the world would you ,with your disorder even think of having another baby to take care of?? I can understand why your psychiatrist is not too happy . I had 2 children and my son has ADHD (he is 20 now) It took everything I had to raise him. It was very difficult. What if one of your son's develops a disorder and becomes a challenging child?
I would just like you to think about how you are going to handle taking care of your kids when you are Manic or in a major depression? Who will be there for them? I am not sure how old your children are but throwing your life to wind and hoping for the best says to me you need to stay on your medication and forget having another baby just because YOU want a girl.??
Why not think of having another child.
I just had my second and I have a 2 year old. I am doing great and I am a great Mom. Why do you think that those of us with BP are any less capable. My psychiatrist and OBGYN closely monitored both pregnancies. I hardly through my life to the wind. I am sure that if you bothered to take the time to educate yourself a bit you would find that there are many options for BP women who want children and many different treatment plans. My children and I are healthy and happy.
Comments such as yours contribute to the negative and inncurate stereotypes that exist in our society about mental illness. I am not only a Mom, but held down a very responsible proffesional job that I just left to be at home full time, have 2 graduate degrees and am a very "normal" person.
I have BP I am not BP. It is just an illness that needs to be manged. It does not rule my life.
I went off my meds during both pregnancies and was fine, but I had meds that I could take if I needed them.
I have to laugh when I hear comments like "how would you handle a crisis with your kids?" I handle crisis better than all of my "normal" friends because I have had to deal with so much.
I have been on seroquel for 8 years and it is a great drug for BP.
