Does taking a stimulant medication during pregnancy increase the risk for adverse outcomes — for the baby or the mother? Here’s what you should know.
Download: Navigating Natural ADHD Treatment OptionsA small study showed that women who discontinued stimulant treatment during pregnancy, but who didn’t stop taking their antidepressant medication, experienced a clinically significant increase in. They also were more likely to experience conflict within their family, rate parenting as more difficult, and report feeling more isolated.
Conversely, many perinatal women have reported significant benefits from taking their ADHD stimulant medication, including feeling more “together,” centered, and generally competent. This, in turn, can have a positive impact on functioning and parenting. One change in ADHD treatment can potentially lead to psychiatric symptoms, which doctors seek to avoid during the transition to motherhood.
. Women with ADHD struggle in these domains, yet this population and the course of their condition during pregnancy and the postpartum period have received little attention and systematic study.Women of reproductive age with ADHD would benefit from working with a psychiatrist and/or medical team to understand the impact of hormones on ADHD throughout the lifespan, and the interplay with medication.
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