anxiety attacks while pregnant

But medication is usually a last resort and they will prescribe you meds that are safe for you and the baby. Anxiety attacks are no joke while being pregnant it stresses the baby out because he/she knows you are not feeling well so being as calm as possible will always make it pass a lot faster. I hope my advice works & good luck.

Anxiety while pregnant? Does somebody have this too because i feel so horrible .

Any ladies have severe anxiety before pregnancy & still on medication for it while pregnant? I'm not on any but my anxiety is out of control & I know with only two months til my baby is due I'll be freaking out a lot more. Any meds you know of safe for pregnancy?

I suffer from depression, bi polar 1, ptsd, anxiety and panic attacks, and borderline personality disorder. My question is will my syptoms get worse while pregnant and not taking my meds?

I know you posted about your anxiety on a couple of other boards, but you can talk to your doctor about anti-anxiety meds. There are some that you can take while pregnant. Pregnancy hormones can drastically increase anxiety and if you need something to help that, talk to your doctor.

Just thought id let ya know my psychologist told me that having anxiety attacks while exercising is actually very common. The reason being is if you already suffer from anxiety/panic attacks the sensations that exercising brings on is very similar to that of anxiety, fast heart beat, shallow breathing, sweating, weakness, dry mouth etc.... so we think we are having an anxiety attack which bring one on....

Agree with Sassy. Talk to your doctor. I assume your gyn was not the one prescribing the anti-anxiety medication. Hormones should kick in and help with anxiety, but definitely talk to the prescribing doc. We are not medical experts by any means, just want you to have a safe pregnancy.

So I've suffered with anxiety and panic attacks for about 8 years. I used to be on medication for them for a long time til I finally realized I didn't want to be dependent on the medications. I had became addicted and eventually weaned myself off of them completely. It's been about 2 years and I've been fine without them. But here lately I've been having a bit of anxiety. My fear is when I go into labor I'll have a full blown panic attack and that scares me to death.

t want to suffer from anxiety at all especially while pregnant. Millions of things can harm your baby while pregnant for instance eating a sunny side up egg, or lunch meat, Caffiene just about any thing. Don't stress over anxiety its something you can't control and your baby will be just fine! Trust me I survived my first pregnancy and I have horrible anxiety I have panic attacks almost every single day. And my little girl is just fine.

I been having panic attacks while driving where i Feel i lose Control, dizzy light headed, that im going to faint like with no strength to control the wheel or my body, the i start deep breathing n try to knock those thoughts off my head, then my heart starts pounding fast, n i get shaky from head to toes.. Is scary.. It started On the fwys now on the streets, it happens when i think about it.. Is super scary.. How can i control this feelings?? Im scared, i suffer from anxiety..

Im pregnant with #4 and about 17 weeks.. ive had 3 anxiety attacks the last 3 days.. i dont remember ever having one before.. my husband knew what it was.. anyone experience these randomly? Anything I can do to stop them? Thanks!

I have had axiety attacks or atleast what I think is anxiety attacks while sleeping. I wake up out of a sound sleep with my heart racing and feelings of great fear.........is this a panic attack or is it some other type of sleep issue.

Hi, I'm new on here, and need help , my hubby and I are try to conceive I'm 31 and want a child for the first time in my life so bad, but I have a huge problem I have extreme panic attacks everyday and worst of all I have white coat syndrome so that makes going to the doctor even worse!! Last time pulse was 160bpm and that was with xanax.

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right forum so I will post in a few different places. I am 26 years old and 5 weeks pregnant. I get massive panic attacks. Mostly when I drive. I can usually control the panic just by having my xanax of clonopin with me. I only take the pills if I am having a really bad day and I can feel the panic building. Ususally this is only 4-5 times a month.

I'm nearly 23 weeks and have started having anxiety attacks. I've bee very emotional but put it down to hormones until the anxiety started, does anyone know anything I can do ??

hello! thank you for your response. It really does help when you know your not alone. yes, i did tell my ob...and she suggested i do breathing techniques and tell my primary dr....so i did, but it kind of just stayed there because i'm not into taking alot of meds while pregnant. i was on paxil for 4 years, but switched to zoloft because of the pregnancy. anxiety is horrible and it really seems like it will take over your life!

your brain needs to know that it is safe in there now so you may need to do some things to the environment to make it less scary or sleep on the couch for a while, the acute anxiety will eventually go through the extinction phase.

I also suffer from terrible anxiety and with my first pregnancy with twins I was so terrified of the whole process as well as scared I would have an anxiety attack while in labor but once I actually got to the point, I didn't have a whole lot of time to focus on my actual anxiety. Now that I'm expecting again, I'm having the anxiety all over again and even more because I feel like I will fear the process more knowing exactly what I will encounter.

Panic attacks in a NON pregnant individual can happen at any time without rhyme or reason - there isnt always an obvious cause although more often than not there typically is a trigger (it could have occurred weeks or months earlier though). In a pregnant individual, hormones can trigger panic attacks and some women that have never had one before experience their first attack during pregnancy. Are you on any medications to control the PA's when they occur?

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