Hello Dr. Hale, 

 

My name is Molly, I live in Roseville, CA.  My lactation consultant asked me to 
contact 

you, because I have been taking Zoloft for postpartum depression, and since 
taking the 

medication, my son who is 2 months old has started crying for hours on end, 
sometimes 

consolable, sometimes not.  I began taking it on 9/7/2007, and by 9/9/2007 
he would just 

cry for no explainable reason, and he did this for like 3 days, I quit taking the 
medication on 

9/11/2007 and by 9/13/2007 things were back to normal.  My lactation 
consultant advised 

me to start taking the Zoloft again as he may have been just colicky, so I 
did.  This time I 

took it in the evening thinking that he does not nurse as much at night, and I 
started 

taking the Zoloft again, on 9/14/2007 and by 9/16/2007 he began waking up 
in the 

morning crying, once again.  Sometimes consolable,  sometimes not.  I have 
since quit 

taking the medication again, and things are returning back to normal, today is 
the first

day he has not woken up crying.

 

The main reason I am contacting you is because my lactation consultant says 
your'e the best

and I am wondering if there are any other antidepressant medications I can 
take that 

will hopefully not affect my son?  If you have any suggestions, please e-mail 
me back as

your advise will be very much appreciated, and I will pass this information onto 
my 

Dr.

 

Thank-You so much for your time.

 

Molly
Molly:

 

This is interesting, as I've never heard of these symptoms, particularly in an 
infant.

 

I think the only other option is to try bupropion.but only if you or your infant 
do not have a history of seizure disorders.

 

Bupropion is very commonly used today and is popular with some patients.

 

Talk with your physician.

 

Tom Hale Ph.d.

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