Query is regarding the effect of psychiatric medications on pregnancy to conceive baby.
I have been under psychiatric medications since 2016 for the treatment of bi-polar disorder, Schizophrenia.
From around last 1 year, mental condition is stable, mood is good, have proper sleeping. However, having medications to treat it better for future.
Specific queries are
1. Which of the following medications will have the least (in order) teratogenic effects on the fetus, while also treating the most effectively the disorder?
Psyciatric medications
1. Oleanz 10mg - 2 times/day, Morning and evening
2. Nexito 20mg - Morning
3. Pacitane 2mg - Morning
2. Does any medications might harm during initial trimester of pregnancy?
Looking forwards to your valuable feedback.
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You can plan pregnancy dear provided you take three months course of FOL 123 before planning to conceive as all are antifolate drugs and cause neural tube defect in baby.
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Don’t stop any drugs . Discuss with your doctor if mono therapy is possible over multiple drugs for this problem
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