Anxiety, anxiolytics and pregnancy

Dear Doctor,

I’m 25 years old and for 4 years anxiety and panic attacks have been accompanying my life… what a frustration… who knows it’s something debilitating. I tried psychotherapy, which helped me a lot, but despite everything I couldn’t tear myself away from the seven drops of ***** in the morning, eight in the evening… (the neurologist had also associated the ***** with and previously ** ****, but I didn’t want to take it anymore because I was too sleepy). Anyway, before we got married we had decided to wait a little bit for a baby, but now I’m starting to feel that maternal instinct and I would like to know if I can continue to take the ***** during a possible pregnancy

I know that what really matters is the child’s health, but a serene mother would help bring a little angel into the world assisted by a woman
with less anxiety…thank you for your reply.
Best regards

Dear reader

Considering the duration of your anxiety problems and the fact that pregnancy and motherhood are a very delicate and important moment in a woman’s life, I strongly advise you to talk to your doctor or psychiatrist.

Usually some drugs, such as benzodiazepines, should be discontinued especially in the first three months of pregnancy.

I therefore advise you, before trying to get pregnant, to carefully evaluate with your doctor how to gradually suspend the drug treatment, or to consider a change in therapy.

The intake of medicines must be carefully evaluated because there may be some serious contraindications for the health of the child.

Furthermore, sometimes some drugs, if taken for a long time before pregnancy, can develop physical dependence in the newborn, with the risk of developing withdrawal symptoms in the postnatal period.

Surely the serenity of the mother is extremely important for the child and, in this sense, I advise you to evaluate carefully and with the advice of your doctor the most suitable solution for you.

A hug