So my low mood got increasingly worse, and we realised that the problems were due to suffering from a severe bout of depression. Being pregnant has masked things somewhat, so rather than seeing the signs for what they were, I put it down to 'normal' pregnancy symptoms. After all, its common knowledge that you get mood swings and a low mood throughout pregnancy.
However, when I finally went to the doctor, she confirmed that it was something much more than that, and what I was going through wasn't 'normal'. I'm not going to go into too much detail, but after a couple of discussions with her, and her conferring with other doctors, it was decided that the best course of action was to start me back on the Citalopram.
It was a big decision, because they believe that there is a very low risk that it can cause heart defects in babies. However, like my doctor said, in 11 years she's never known it occurring, and she made a good point in saying that the heart defects could have occurred in the baby anyway. I certainly don't like taking medication when pregnant, but as I'm on the lowest dose, I did agree that the risks were worth taking as I was struggling to look after myself (and therefore the baby) because the depression had made me so despondent and weak.
It was really tough time, but at 15 weeks, I can say that things are much better than they were. I've had a lot less anxiety attacks, and I'm generally feeling a lot brighter. Fingers crossed it continues. :)
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