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Can Zoloft Be Taken During Pregnancy?

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Posted on Mon, 6 Jul 2015
Question: what is the lowest safe dose of zoloft in the first trimester of pregnancy?

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Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
no lowest dose of zoloft (sertraline) in pregnancy established.

Detailed Answer:
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Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concerns for your daughter.

The lowest safe dose of sertraline in pregnancy has not been determined in any of the research studies.
If she is doing well on 50mg, the same dose can be continued.

The dose has to decided based on the response of symptoms to drug.

Recent reviews (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000) suggest that there is no substantial increase in the risk of congenital cardiac malformations due to sertraline use in pregnancy.

So, in my opinion, she can safely take sertraline.

Hope this helps.
Feel free to ask further.
Thanks.
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Can Zoloft Be Taken During Pregnancy?

Brief Answer: no lowest dose of zoloft (sertraline) in pregnancy established. Detailed Answer: Hello Welcome to HCM. I can understand your concerns for your daughter. The lowest safe dose of sertraline in pregnancy has not been determined in any of the research studies. If she is doing well on 50mg, the same dose can be continued. The dose has to decided based on the response of symptoms to drug. Recent reviews (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000) suggest that there is no substantial increase in the risk of congenital cardiac malformations due to sertraline use in pregnancy. So, in my opinion, she can safely take sertraline. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further. Thanks.