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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I probably wouldn't do it, and this is coming from someone who took Wellbutrin and drank coffee and alcohol (not very often, and definitely didn't breastfeed drunk or anything) while nursing. Did you take Adderall before your pregnancy? [/quote]

yes, was on adderall before pregnancy, managed to stay off it from about 9-10 weeks into the pregnancy on.  Similar for my previous pregnancy and did manage to stay off it until I weaned DD at about 13 months, but I'm not able to get by as well now.

I can't find anything that suggests that adderall is UNsafe for breastfeeding, at least as compared to many other drugs... just the usual cost/benefit analysis... but am I wrong about this?

Did you take Wellbutrin for ADHD symptoms and if so did it help?  Is Wellbutrin better?[/quote]\

Yes, I take Wellbutrin for ADD and depression. A big reason I went on it was for the ADD (I'm inattentive type, not hyperactive). I plateau'd on Adderall and ended up taking huge doses and told the doctor to take it away (all that was waaaayyy before I had kids, though).

I did the cost/benefit analysis and stayed on Wellbutrin during my pregnancy, but cut my dose way back -- technically to a sub-therapeutic level, but it was enough to get me through the workday; that is, I used it to treat my ADD and wasn't having problems with depression at the time. I slowly ramped back up to my pre-pregnancy dose over the course of a month or so while I was still nursing, after I went back to work. I did what another PP said -- watched for irritability, etc, in my DC. I didn't notice any reaction to anything I ate, drank or took when it came to feeding DC breastmilk. Maybe I'm not observant, or maybe it does just depend on the baby.[/quote]

Thanks - my doc did not seem to think there was a huge difference between wellb and adderall but is very vocal about not being an expert on breastfeeding and meds and says he's basically reading the same literature I am on it (he knows I obsessively read the NIH stuff).  What he liked about the adderall is that he trusts me to take it on an as-needed basis and knows that a small dose would work.  He would still prefer I wean - and I am definitely cutting back a lot and plan to do all that PPs have suggested - but before I actually start it I wanted to check to see if anyone around her had actually done this.[/quote]

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