Can you tell I'm going through my in-box?
I've discovered another reader tip: this interesting article from the Houston Press—an alt weekly, no less. Sachin Karol calls it a "cautionary tale," and boy oh boy, does it scare me. Though it's about the issue of Paxil during pregnancy in general, its starting point is Lisa Collins, a woman who was told it was okay to take Paxil while she was pregnant. Now, faced with a gravely sick child, she's filing a lawsuit—and she won't be alone.
The article is both exhaustive and heartbreaking, a combination that's hard to master. Thanks, Sachin, for sending this along.
[Photo copyright Liz Spikol]
Comments
There seems to be continual stream of articles on this topic, swinging hopeful, then dismaying once again. I’ve always wanted to do the whole childbirth experience at some point, but then you’re left perpetually agonizing. Do I risk taking my meds during pregnancy and worrying that I’ll hurt my child while in the womb, or do I risk going off my meds and worry that I’ll end up hurting her once s/he emerges? [Or end it before s/he does.] Is it better to split the baby, and only stay off meds for the seemingly crucial first trimester, going back on in time to hopefully stave off the post-partum depression? Or to not even bother with the sperm bank and simply adopt?
Anyway, always a cheery dialogue to have on perspective motherhood. At least for the afternoon, I’ve managed to talk myself out of the idea.
Posted by: july | September 22, 2006 05:32 PM