if im pregnant i need to know!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-14-2005
if im pregnant i need to know!!
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Sat, 02-24-2007 - 2:31am

ok if im pregnant i need to know because im bipolar and i need to get off of some pretty heavy medication!

heres the deal:

i normally run on 20 day cycles like clockwork. so far it's been 25 days. i know that doesn't sound like much but my bf and i haven't been using the best method of bc... (pulling out) because i cant be on bc because of the bipolar medications and condoms take away from the... sensation, you know? anyway. so it's been 5 days over. my breats feel swollen and tender which they never have before, and i just feel sort of, ok this is disgusting but i feel really gaseous. like i dont know ive had a lot of carbonated drinks? i only drink water so i wouldnt know. but anyway does this sound like pregnancy? whats the earliest I can take a pregnancy test? im so worried...

thanks

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-06-2006
Sat, 02-24-2007 - 3:37am

Hello,


Since you are 5 days later then your normal cycle, you can definately test NOW!!!


Also check with your doctor before stopping any medication you are on. I do not know what you take but you may be surprised that some of them ( I do not know how many you have to take, sorry) may actually be okay to take. Sometimes the Pros outway the Cons. I suffer from Panic and anxiety disorder. I take either Xanax or Valium once every couple of days. My doctor says that is okay as long as I am not

TTC to conceive #1 officially since 2001. Dh had Varicocele surgery 2005 and has low sperm count. Dh tried Clomid..it didnt really help, HSG in 1999 and 2005, Charting since Jan 2006, <

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-14-2005
Sat, 02-24-2007 - 3:48am

Thanks lisa! I'll definitely check out that board! I'm on klonopin, tegretol, topamax, and gabapentin.

So do you think that I could possibly be pregnant from those signs? Ugh I'm so worried! I don't need pregnancy right now! Yikes :O

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-24-2007
Sat, 02-24-2007 - 3:59am
if you are five days late then you should be able to get an acurate result. The sensitive tests say that they can pick up a positive result as early as 7 days before your period due. So i would take test if i was you just to make sure because as you said you are on some pretty heavy meds and this is a crucial time in the babys development if you are indeed pregnant. your doctor should be able to find a medication that may be suitable for pregnancy. I know that there are a few that would be o.k. Hope everything goes well, let us know
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