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What medications are safe to take for "bipolar disorder" while pregnant? 17 wks, severe deprssion, at times manic, mood swings, ect...
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Lamotrigine: This drug, initially designated for epilepsy, has been extensively studied during pregnancy and appears safe. Also proven to prevent depressive episodes in bipolar disease, but doesn't help much for the manic episodes.
Answered 5/21/2016
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Weigh risks/benefits: It's important to weigh risks and benefits both of the medication and of untreated bipolar disorder on the unborn child. This is a question that is best answered by a psychiatrist who is familiar with you.
Answered 4/22/2014
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Options: Lurasidone is indicated for the treatment of bipolar depression and has a pregnancy category rating of b meaning that animal studies do not show a risk to the fetus.
Answered 5/7/2014
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