Hi lactnetters, I have searched the archives for effexor as I have a mom who is being put on it (baby about 9 weeks old) and was told to stop bf. She also had surgery two weeks ago for an unusual condition postpartum, torsion of the ovary, and was told by anesthesia to pump and dump 24 hrs(grrrrrrh). By the time I met her she was almost over the 24 hours. I really have to talk to anesthesia, who knows how many mothers are pumping and dumping unnecessarily after minor surgeries. Anyway, my original query regarding the safety of effexor seems to be divided. a neonatologist I work with said he thought it would be okay but the obstetrician who prescribed it said no. I think a mom should be sent to a counselor too or psychiatrist but obs are routinely prescribing antidepressants i am finding these days. Does anyone have recent data or experience. At this point, I used the neonatologist recommendations to the mother and said I would research it further. I believe she is going to continue nursing for now. Please e-mail me privately or to the list. TIA, Ellen Bane Mahony, RN, MS, LCCE, IBCLC Greenwood Lake, NY Where it finally showed some signs of spring today! *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html