{"id":6188,"date":"2019-10-10T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=6188"},"modified":"2020-07-13T19:44:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T23:44:14","slug":"antidepressants-and-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/antidepressants-and-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you take antidepressants when pregnant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman who finds out she is having a baby might expect to feel excited, nervous, elated, or slightly stressed during her pregnancy. But most expecting mothers probably don\u2019t anticipate feeling depressed. However, <\/span>studies show<\/span><\/a> that women who are pregnant are even more vulnerable to depression then when they aren\u2019t pregnant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>U.S. Preventive Services Task Force<\/span><\/a> (USPSTF) says that 1 in 7 women will experience depression either during pregnancy or in the postpartum period, and that perinatal and <\/span>postpartum depression<\/span> are the most common pregnancy and postpartum complications. But is it okay to treat while expecting? Are antidepressants and pregnancy a safe combination?<\/span><\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/b>Antidepressants and breastfeeding<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

What are the symptoms of depression during pregnancy?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Maternal depression looks a lot like clinical depression, says Crystal Clancy, a licensed marriage and family therapist at <\/span>Iris <\/span>Mental Health<\/span> Reproductive Health Services<\/span><\/a> in Minnesota. The difference between perinatal depression and clinical depression is that a pregnant mother often feels shame associated with not feeling the \u201cright\u201d feelings during her pregnancy, Clancy explains.<\/span><\/p>\n

Signs of depression in pregnancy, according to the <\/span>American Pregnancy Association<\/span><\/a>, include:<\/span><\/p>\n