Hey all - Found out I was pg just a couple weeks ago....I was told that I couldn't get pregnant w/o medications such as metformin, but guess I proved that wrong! At any rate, I wasn't trying to concieve (wasn't being careful either) so I have been taking my prescribed dose of Adderall all along - up until I got a BFP.
For anybody who is familiar with pregnancy and Adderall, I would really appreciate some insight on either averse affects/abnormalities resulting from and continuing taking it while pregnant. Finding information on the net is nearly impossible and it appears that docs don't even know what to tell you except for the usual liability waiver speach.
I would really like to hear from women who have perhaps either taken Adderall throughout their pregnancy, or have taken it for extended periods during the first trimester not knowing they were pg. Or if there are any nurses or medical professionals out there with some input, that would be great too. I have a pretty good case of ADHD - I am prescribed 20mgs XR in the morning, an additional 5 mgs in the morning at the same time of instant release and then 15 mgs IR around 3:00....and this is a low dose that I have chosen. I haven't been taking it for about a week now and I can't get anything done...I'm in an Economics PhD program currently and do consulting for government agencies on the side, so being productive is essential....and loosing all my productivity is killing me. Besides that, I'm worried that if I start to look "lazy" (I don't tell ppl about my condition), then the school/my advisor will associate that with the baby and won't fund me next year or this summer.
Like I said, any input from mother's who have had prior experience or medical professionals (or even second hand accounts!) would be greatly appreciated.
For anybody who is familiar with pregnancy and Adderall, I would really appreciate some insight on either averse affects/abnormalities resulting from and continuing taking it while pregnant. Finding information on the net is nearly impossible and it appears that docs don't even know what to tell you except for the usual liability waiver speach.
I would really like to hear from women who have perhaps either taken Adderall throughout their pregnancy, or have taken it for extended periods during the first trimester not knowing they were pg. Or if there are any nurses or medical professionals out there with some input, that would be great too. I have a pretty good case of ADHD - I am prescribed 20mgs XR in the morning, an additional 5 mgs in the morning at the same time of instant release and then 15 mgs IR around 3:00....and this is a low dose that I have chosen. I haven't been taking it for about a week now and I can't get anything done...I'm in an Economics PhD program currently and do consulting for government agencies on the side, so being productive is essential....and loosing all my productivity is killing me. Besides that, I'm worried that if I start to look "lazy" (I don't tell ppl about my condition), then the school/my advisor will associate that with the baby and won't fund me next year or this summer.
Like I said, any input from mother's who have had prior experience or medical professionals (or even second hand accounts!) would be greatly appreciated.
I was taking 20mg of IR adderall a day before we found out we were pregnant (around 5 1/2 weeks 
