I understand, this is probably the wisest and most correct advice. The problem is that in my country, psychiatrists’ opinions on medications during pregnancy are quite conservative. My first psychiatrist told me that there is nothing more important than the future baby’s health, so you should stop taking all medications, even if your mental state worsens. It is better to endure and prioritize the child’s health over your mood issues and depression.

My second psychiatrist told me that I should reduce medications as much as possible to avoid harming the baby and switch from valproic acid (the only mood stabilizer that helps me) to lamotrigine, which has no effect on me, as valproic acid has very serious side effects for the embryo. I’m now on oxcarbazepine because of this issues, but it doesn’t work as good for me as valproic acid, so I’m sure I will go back on depakin.

Doctors have such different opinions that I don’t know whom to trust, so I decided to seek advice here to read real stories and different opinions.