Upsetting

[always_xo]

Thanks guys for the responses..im just hoping this doesnt continue long after ive have the baby...I dont want to be put on anti-depressants for anxiety because those tend to cause MORE anxiety..and I cant handle that To the girls that said you were on/are on medications....what were you taking for it??

I was on 20 mg of Celexa. I'm still on that, my doctor made me feel very confident in the decision to stay on it... said he's delivered tons of healthy babies with mothers on anti-depressants, and it would be more harmful to baby to go off the meds. I was on .5 mg of Ativan, which is an anti-anxiety med. That, I had to stop taking. I have to say, I really really miss it, it was a life-saver in some situations. The Celexa keeps my mood relatively stable, but the Ativan helped with the intense feelings of panic.
As for the anti-depressants, I was really lucky in finding one that worked well for me on the first try, but you're right, that doesn't always happen for everyone. After baby, if you think you need something to help you to calm down, I'd look into anti-anxiety meds... they're also called benzodiazepines. Hang in there!

I was given Ativan for a Tachycardia attack last year...they gave me 4 and told me to take them whenever I got anxious but I felt as if they didnt do much....but my anxiety wasnt like this before pregnancy so maybe itd be different. Ive heard Xanax is good,or Valium..but those arent safe while pregnant I know...so I gotta try my hardest to get this baby out so I can function again I just always thought Benzos were for sleeping or stuff like that,but I can see where the calming would obviously take the anxiety away

Yeah, benzos can definitely make you sleepy. They made me tired at first but I got used to them really quick and was able to function normally and all that good stuff haha. And they definitely affect people differently, I was on Ativan and my brother is prescribed Xanax for anxiety and he gave me one of his when I was out of my Ativan and I never felt a thing from it. It's kind of trial and error I guess with what works for you and what doesn't. Hope your little man comes soon so you can start feeling better!

 

[BethHx]

Im not sure what Strep B is but i noticed on natural parenting there is a sticky for support about it etc, Just incase you might be interested.
I've only ever had 3 panick attacks & at one they thought i was having a heart attack, very scary!
They come out of no where for me but are so so scary! I really hope it doesn't continue for you after & you can sort your anxiety out xx