Anxiety and Internal Shaking

[mummy2bbougas]

I was diagnosed with GAD in december and before i found out about my pregnancy my symptoms seems to be getting a lot better i decided i should return to work after 6 months off , then when i found out i was pregnant most of my symptoms disappeared, doc said it was because we were trying so hard to get pregnant it was driving the anxiety... ifelt mega happy untill last week( reading half the stories on here has out severe doubt in my mind and to be quite honest scared the lving daylights out of me) when my worst anxiety symptom came back and now i cant shift it, its like internal shaking at night time when im trying to sleep. You cant see it visually but its like my muscles are contracting and shaking unvoluntarily,mainly in my head and arms chest. i am now paranoid this could be harmful to my unborn baby. anyone know anything about this or had this themselves?
thanks

 

[SmileyKez]

Hi, I saw your comment on my post, and whilst my anxiety has a slightly different effect on me than yours, I feel like my symptoms are creeping back. I had 9 weeks off work, mild meds and felt better so arranged to go back to work, it was the weekend before I went back that I got my bfp.

I've been ok up to about a week ago when the irrational thoughts started again, my anxiety makes me feel sick, my stomach feels like its doing flips and I just want to cry, I'm rely scared its gonna come back as bad as it did before and what effect this would have on baby. I have my first midwife appt on Monday so I'm gonna mention it then, have you considered going to your gp?

 

[Cabbage]

I was diagnosed with GAD in december and before i found out about my pregnancy my symptoms seems to be getting a lot better i decided i should return to work after 6 months off , then when i found out i was pregnant most of my symptoms disappeared, doc said it was because we were trying so hard to get pregnant it was driving the anxiety... ifelt mega happy untill last week( reading half the stories on here has out severe doubt in my mind and to be quite honest scared the lving daylights out of me) when my worst anxiety symptom came back and now i cant shift it, its like internal shaking at night time when im trying to sleep. You cant see it visually but its like my muscles are contracting and shaking unvoluntarily,mainly in my head and arms chest. i am now paranoid this could be harmful to my unborn baby. anyone know anything about this or had this themselves?
thanks

Hi, I don't know anything about GAD, but if reading stories on here is interfering with your state of being in any way, then maybe you should take some time away from the forum and see if it makes any difference. I have done this on occasion in the past when I find myself getting a bit too obsessed with my pregnancy... I turn off my laptop and get on with some of the household chores and take my LO for a walk etc. I find that I very quickly put my pregnancy to the back of my mind... Everything you see/read and hear has an effect on your inner self whether you like it or not, so maybe surround yourself with things that will take your mind off your pregnancy.

 

[Angel17]

Hi, I suffer anxiety though not bad extent but enough to have had panic attacks and also I feel heart palpitations had a nap this afternoon woke up and went downstairs and my heart was beating really fast but it didn't last. Sometimes I read things on here and it makes me more anxious so I try and read posts that make me anxious. Internet is great but sometimes we have step back and read positive things only. All the best

 

[mentormel]

Hi. I was diagnosed with GAD in 2007. It got really bad during my first pregnancy in 2010. It didn't help that I had a miscarriage 4 1/2 months before I got pregnant again. I ended up being put on Zoloft at 18 weeks pregnant. It helped a lot, but I didn't start to enjoy my pregnancy until 26 weeks. I had irrational thoughts all the time. The one I seemed to stick with was that my uterus wasn't growing, so the baby wasn't. I was in the OB's office weekly to have my fundal height measured. I am 8+2 weeks pregnant with my second and on Zoloft again. I'm on Lexapro when not pregnant. I think Lexapro works better for me. The anxiety is less this pregnancy, but still there. The hormones don't help the anxiety at all. I wish I could just enjoy my pregnancies, but the anxiety steals some of that excitement. I wish you all the best. The good news is, when my son was born all of the anxiety went away and I can enjoy him fully.

 

[Skye1]

Hiya

I know the symptom well, I used to explain it to my doctor as ''I am vibrating from the inside out' It a horrible feeling. All your nerve endings are hightend.

Are you in the uk ?? If so then I would speak to your midwife as she can refer you to the 'mental health midwife' they did this for me, they can really help you and offer you back up support for your anxiety as they will want to help as much as possible through your pregnancy so that things don't get worse once the baby is born

 

[gaer]

I too vibrate from the inside out. Also diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
In my last preg I took L-Theanine. Ask your doc, your midwife and anyone else who may be able to help you with whether its safe or not.My doc figured it was alright, but please ask yours.
I have been using hypnosis to keep anxieties' obnoxious thoughts away. So far have only taken the stuff once. Thats a huge improvement as last year I was taking something every day.

 

[ami1985]

i also have anxiety and take citalopram to help with it. Its awful and some stories on here are scary but when i feel like that I take a break for a while. Pregnancy is a scary thing but we are all here to support each other xxx

 

[mummy2bbougas]

Thanks everyone, sorry for the late reply, my fiance and I decided that it is these forums that is heightening my anxiety so we opted to not use it as much, havent been on for a fair few days and feel so much better. whilst they do help because we can share experiences, there is always that chance you will come across an unfortunate experience in some one elses pregnancy and it welds severe fear into my brain.
I have my midwife appointment next week will deffo mention it to her, i did speak to my doctor and he said worry is to be expected in the first trimester and even more so when you have Gad BUT he also said, it shouldnt have any affect on the baby if thoughts are kept at bay and i do whatever i can to take my mind off problems. i have since been back to work and actually feel ok - minus all thenausea lol. but hey thats part and parcel.
thank you to everyone who replied, it is good to know i am not alone with these shakes. xxx