Yes and no... Are the medications really safe? Well, no. But not taking them is worse in some cases. You need to talk to both your psychiatrist and your OB about options. If your system is lacking something and you aren't taking the proper meds to replace it, your baby can't get it. Not only that, but an unmedicated bipolar woman has a higher chance at harming both herself and her baby... I have BPD2 and I am currently pregnant. My OBs office is actually doing a study of BPD Pregnant women and I will be joining it as soon as we have a due date...
Really what it comes down to is it is safer to treat and risk any minimal damage the meds could do, than it is to not treat and put both of you at risk...
Answer by
SabrinaMBowen
at 10:46 PM on May. 11, 2010