Comments on: Bipolar Disorder and Pregnancy: Should Medications Be Discontinued? http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/bipolar-disorder-and-pregnancy-should-medications-be-discontinued-2/ MGH Center for Women's Mental Health Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MGH Center for Women's Mental Health http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/bipolar-disorder-and-pregnancy-should-medications-be-discontinued-2/comment-page-1/#comment-69982 MGH Center for Women's Mental Health Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:54:02 +0000 http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/?p=371#comment-69982 @Pam, Unfortunately all medications are passed into the breast milk. The concentrations of these medications vary, as do the potential risks associated with each medication. Here are some articles on our site that discuss breastfeeding and the mood stabilizers lithium and lamotrigine: http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/lithium-and-breastfeeding/ http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/lamotrigine-and-breastfeeding-an-update/ @Pam, Unfortunately all medications are passed into the breast milk. The concentrations of these medications vary, as do the potential risks associated with each medication.

Here are some articles on our site that discuss breastfeeding and the mood stabilizers lithium and lamotrigine:

http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/lithium-and-breastfeeding/

http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/lamotrigine-and-breastfeeding-an-update/

]]> By: Pam http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/bipolar-disorder-and-pregnancy-should-medications-be-discontinued-2/comment-page-1/#comment-69934 Pam Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:13:06 +0000 http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/?p=371#comment-69934 I have Bipolar and would like to plan a family. I would be interested in and support further research with respect to keeping on medication and which medications offer the lowest risk to a developing embryo. Furthermore I would love to breastfeed my future baby but am having difficulty finding a med. that is not passed on through breast-milk. I have Bipolar and would like to plan a family. I would be interested in and support further research with respect to keeping on medication and which medications offer the lowest risk to a developing embryo. Furthermore I would love to breastfeed my future baby but am having difficulty finding a med. that is not passed on through breast-milk.

]]> By: Susie Cregg http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/bipolar-disorder-and-pregnancy-should-medications-be-discontinued-2/comment-page-1/#comment-55744 Susie Cregg Thu, 12 May 2011 02:23:36 +0000 http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/?p=371#comment-55744 I also want to extend my thanks. Like Neyka, I have bipolar II and want to have a child. I've gone to multiple doctors for guidance and no one has been able to give me any good information, and there really isn't that much out there on the net. This is SOOO helpful. I wish more ob/gyns were familiar with this information. I also want to extend my thanks. Like Neyka, I have bipolar II and want to have a child. I’ve gone to multiple doctors for guidance and no one has been able to give me any good information, and there really isn’t that much out there on the net. This is SOOO helpful. I wish more ob/gyns were familiar with this information.

]]> By: Neyka http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/posts/bipolar-disorder-and-pregnancy-should-medications-be-discontinued-2/comment-page-1/#comment-48957 Neyka Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:42:53 +0000 http://www.womensmentalhealth.org/?p=371#comment-48957 This study has helped me a lot. I have been searching the net high and low for information regarding this subject. Im bipolar type II my husband and I want to have a child. I am fearful of what to do. I am glad that someone out there cared enough to do a study like this one. Thank you! This study has helped me a lot. I have been searching the net high and low for information regarding this subject. Im bipolar type II my husband and I want to have a child. I am fearful of what to do. I am glad that someone out there cared enough to do a study like this one. Thank you!

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