I'm 14 weeks pregnant. Up until I knew I was pregnant I was taking 150mg of Zoloft/day and 50-75g of xanax/day. I suffer from depression and anxiety. I've learned that xanax does cause birth defects while Zoloft is still being studied.
This to me was enough to get off the medicine. I quit cold turkey. I know you aren't supposed to do that because of withdrawl effects but I just couldn't risk it.
I'm happy to say that besides normal pms-like symptoms especially in the first trimester, I have been doing great! I've found other ways to relieve my stress such as cooking and exercising.
I do think I'll go back on the medicines once I give birth but for now I'm naturally high off the excitement of having my first baby