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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