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I attempted to wean myself off the medication during my pregnancy (37 weeks 3 days currently) and unforutunately it did not work out for me so I've been back on my 150 mg dose since the 6th month. I realize the baby is already exposed to the effexor as it is getting through the placenta but now I'm really wanting to breastfeed and no one will give me a solid answer as to how to do this best for me & my baby. What I was thinking is taking one 75 mg in the morning and then one 75 mg in the evening and when the drug peaks (not sure extended release peaks though) do a pump & dump and supplement formula during that time. I will be happy to talk to my psychatrist about this but he is not a infant/breast feeding specialist so I'm hoping someone here will be able to help me. I've never been on a different drug other than effexor XR as it worked immediately for me so I'm not sure how I would react to taking a different medication. Perhaps I could lower the dose once my blood volume is back to normal.
Any info, suggestions are welcome. Thank you.
Any info, suggestions are welcome. Thank you.
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