Terrified of being taken off Anti Depressants

jadwedd

The dr told me that in the third trimester I had to stop taking Lexapro.  I have always had depression issues ever since I was a kid.  And being on it makes me a normal, functional person.  Not on it I am a constant hysterical mess, unable to stop crying or do anything.  I had some very dark thoughts when I was not on it, but now I am a pretty happy person.  So I am terrified.  I do not think that I would do anything dangerous because of the baby, and I will not be working so the crying would not be a work issue (third trimester is during the summer and I am a teacher).  But I worry that the hysterical crying might hurt the baby.  I will get hysterical and can say in between gasps that there is nothing wrong I just can't stop.  Has anyone else had this and had to go off the medication?  Was it ok?