Can a person with depression get pregnant?

Depression is a mental illness with a relatively high incidence in today's society. This disease can be mild or severe. Many patients are unaware that they have depression, and the people around them have not noticed it either. This will result in missing out on early treatment, which will cause the disease to become increasingly serious. Severe depression is extremely harmful and can even cause people to have suicidal thoughts, so it must be treated as soon as possible. Can women with depression get pregnant normally?

Can a person with depression get pregnant?

Pregnancy is a very happy thing for women, so can patients with depression get pregnant? Does pregnancy with depression affect the baby? Let’s take a look with the editor below.

Can you get pregnant if you have depression?

It is possible to get pregnant while suffering from depression. If a woman with depression wants to get pregnant, it depends on the severity of the disease to determine whether she can have a child. If you have mild or moderate depression and are not taking medication, you can rest assured to get pregnant; if you have severe depression and are taking medication, you should follow the doctor's advice and wait until your condition is well before getting pregnant.

What are the dangers of depression during pregnancy

If depression during pregnancy is not treated, the harm will still exist. Pregnant women with depression often experience symptoms such as decreased appetite, weight loss, and insomnia. Current studies have found that depressive symptoms in pregnant mothers are associated with premature birth, low birth weight, and small head circumference in newborns. This process may be due to depression affecting the endocrine system, which affects uterine blood flow and causes hyperfunction of the uterus, which in turn affects uterine function. Women who are already taking antidepressants and stop taking them before or after pregnancy are at risk of recurrent depression, and in severe cases may even engage in self-harm or suicidal behavior.

Does taking depression medication during pregnancy affect the baby?

Antidepressants have certain effects on children. Most antidepressants cross the placenta very quickly and can affect the fetus, causing fetal malformations and developmental abnormalities.

Which antidepressants have an effect on the fetus?

Based on clinical and animal experiments, the U.S. FDA divides antidepressants into five categories: A, B, C, D, and X. Category X is contraindicated for use in pregnant women. Currently, the vast majority of antidepressants commonly used in clinical practice in China are Category C drugs. Although no clear evidence has been found that antidepressants are associated with fetal malformations, several drugs used as adjuvant treatments for bipolar depression and refractory depression are associated with fetal malformations.

Can I use tranquilizers instead of antidepressants during pregnancy?

Can't. Some people worry that antidepressants may affect the fetus, so they stop taking antidepressants during pregnancy and use tranquilizers instead, thinking that this will have fewer side effects and be safer for the fetus. In fact, this treatment option is even more undesirable. Tranquilizers do not have any antidepressant effects. On the contrary, they have a more serious impact on the fetus than antidepressants.

What are the effects of antidepressants on the fetus?

If pregnant women take tricyclic antidepressants during pregnancy, their newborns may experience intestinal obstruction, irritability or epileptic seizures. When taking new antidepressants, newborns may experience difficulty adapting, breathing, feeding, irritability, etc., but most of the symptoms are not very serious and will disappear in a short time. Antidepressants may also cause neurobehavioral abnormalities in the fetus after birth.