I was almost three months pregnant when I found out I had a miscarriage the other day. Very depressed about it my husband & I are trying to find out if Celexa could have caused it. I have two other children & while pregnant with them I never took anything & they are healthy children. What do you think? Do you think it could have caused my miscarriage?

I have heard that Celexa can cause miscarriages. I am soo sorry that this happened. You should talk to your doctor about maybe being put on something different if you try to get pregnant again. Good luck.

The loss of a baby is absolutely devastating. Support each other as much as possible through this sad time.

I have researched Celexa and have found some information for you: In studies involving Celexa and pregnancy, the antidepressant was shown to cause miscarriages and birth defects when it was given to pregnant rats. However, it can still be given to a pregnant woman if her healthcare provider believes that the benefits outweigh any possible risks to the unborn child.

So, it may or may not have caused it.



I was offered drugs for my anxiety/panic disorder. I said I would try other alternatives such as Cognitive behavior therapy, as my mother (Who is a midwife) said that you should go off them to reduce any risk of harm to the baby, and I hope to have children in the future, and didn't want to come off drugs for it and risk myself being scared/fearful and have panic attacks. Im dealing with it naturally. It would be very different with depression of course, im sure there are therapies that would help you too like it did for me.

Please, don't feel guilty about this, you dont' know that it was the cause, try for another baby and ease yourself off Celexa for the next pregnancy.

I can't tell you if the medication caused the miscarriage, but I can tell you that you shouldn't trust the medical industry when it comes to fetal safety. These anti depressants have not been around long enough to have definate research on the side effects. My friend took anti psychotics and prozac while pregnant, her doc said it was fine. Baby turned out ok, but I sometimes feel that her child has some mental issues as well. could just be genetic though. If you get pregnant again, just take the safe route and stay off any medications. excercise will keep your mood lifted while pregnant. Watch "The Business of Being Born" it will give you a good idea about just how little the doctors know about pregnancy and medications!

Anything is possible but I don't think it caused it.



Sometimes the body is just not ready to have another baby.



I'm glad your other two are healthy and I'm sorry about the loss of this one.



have you spoke to the doctor that put you on Celexa to see if he knows of anyone else who has miss-carried while on it?

It could, or could not have. You'll probably never know. I know that nothing I say will make you feel better, but you realize that the miscarriage may have been for a reason? Maybe taking that medication while trying to build a baby had a harmful effect on baby, and your body knew that the baby wasn't ok in there... so your body did what it knew it should do.

Sorry for your loss.

There is a good chance. Some medicine are so strong that the fetus can't handle it. Remember, everything you consume your child consumes as well. This is why pregnant women can only take low dose tylenol and no aspirin (and only with the doctors okay).



If this concerns you, I would talk to your doctor. Maybe she will give you better insight.

I know a woman who takes Celexa and has miscarried twice in the past year. Seriously, I think there is something to this. I don't think the doctors have researched it enough to even know.



I'm sorry to hear about what happened.

your doc wouldnt of prescribed it, i dont think that was it

i very recently had the same thing happen to me, i was 19 weeks when i miscarried (induced due to seriousness of the baby's condition) I was on Celexa before i got pregnant and i went off it as soon asi found out i was pregnant. I have been hearing that it can cause extreme birth defects, including the one my baby had. We are still waiting for results from multipul tests i have but it would not surprise me if this was the reason it happened. Yes, sometims the body isnt ready for a baby quite yet, but in this case its a medication thats still fairly new inthe eyes of medicine and i have been hearing about huge lawsuits regarding birth defects, miscarrages and celexa. I suggest you look into whatever options you feel comfortable with. My heart is with you through this, i know how it feels. Stay strong!